Ed Connolly vs. James Hoyt — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
James Hoyt
MillenialIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and James Hoyt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Hoyt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, James Hoyt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and James Hoyt

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.31
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.59
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
8.17
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
11.83
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.83
11.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.662
1.662
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
39.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.93
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.53
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
34.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and James Hoyt

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.14
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.88
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and James Hoyt

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
64200
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA