Ed Connolly vs. Tom Lee — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Lee
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Tom Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Tom Lee

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.91
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
5.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.831
0.831
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
40.18
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
6.65
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
7.05
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.65
6.65
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.05
7.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
36.14
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
37.81
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Tom Lee

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.03
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.76
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.69
84.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.677
2.677
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Tom Lee

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
145.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
572.97
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
140.54
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
129.73
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.72
41.71
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
127.27
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
151.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
167.57
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
59.46
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
64.86
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.53
51.52
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA