Ed Connolly vs. Max Lazar — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Max Lazar
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Max Lazar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Lazar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Max Lazar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Max Lazar

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
7.69
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
8.84
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.47
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.29
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
36.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.93
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.98
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
34.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.65
36.65

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Max Lazar

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
7.69
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.98
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.47
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.192
0.192
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Max Lazar

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
600
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Max Lazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lazar
Career
Per 600 PA