Ed Connolly vs. Mark Lee — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Lee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.551 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Mark Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Mark Lee

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
6.06
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
9.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.54
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.98
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.23
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
39.42
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.18
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
34.29
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Mark Lee

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
6.06
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.31
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.29
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.31
95.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.517
0.517
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Mark Lee

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
4425
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
32.35
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
42.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA