Ed Connolly vs. Jeff Lahti — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Lahti
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Lahti as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Lahti posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Jeff Lahti had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Jeff Lahti

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
6.45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.71
60.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
7.93
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.49
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.31
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
37.51
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
33.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Jeff Lahti

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
6.45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.52
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.42
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Jeff Lahti

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
3153.85
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
584.62
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.63
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.98
-45.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
20
307.69
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0