Ed Connolly vs. Dennis Higgins — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Higgins
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Higgins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Higgins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Dennis Higgins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Dennis Higgins

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
5.29
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.01
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
3.42
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
7.59
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.7
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.89
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
7.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1772
38.87
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1521
33.36
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Dennis Higgins

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
5.29
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.62
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Dennis Higgins

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
2224.62
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
535.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.45
13.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
8.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
156.92
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
3.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA