Ed Connolly vs. Clem Labine — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clem Labine
Greatest GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Clem Labine as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clem Labine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.383 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Clem Labine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Clem Labine

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.64
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.8
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3239
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1079.2
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1043
8.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.68
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
4.59
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.23
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4577
38.15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
2.4
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
4.1
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
34.76
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Clem Labine

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
5.6
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.26
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.6
95.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Clem Labine

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
1204.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
532.03
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
39.84
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
25.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.06
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.59
13.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
67.97
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
77.34
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
25.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
46.88
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.17
-14.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
121
283.59
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
30.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.72
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA