Ed Connolly vs. Joe Hovlik — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Hovlik
Lost GenerationAustria-HungaryThrows RightBats RightChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Hovlik as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Hovlik posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.628 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Joe Hovlik had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Hovlik

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.63
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
9.9
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
10.87
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
41.32
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.93
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
36.14
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
37.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.32
41.32

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Hovlik

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
18
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
24.75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
28.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Hovlik

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
16.68
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
22.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA