Ed Connolly vs. Guy Hoffman — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Guy Hoffman
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Hoffman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Guy Hoffman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.484 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Guy Hoffman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Guy Hoffman

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.63
22.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
4.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
9.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.88
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.4
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4.96
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
38.76
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1297
34.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Guy Hoffman

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.63
22.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Guy Hoffman

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
1217.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
529.41
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
8.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
88.24
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-10.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
167.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA