Ed Connolly vs. Doc Leitner — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doc Leitner
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Leitner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Leitner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.68 and WHIP 1.692 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Doc Leitner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Doc Leitner

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9.55
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.74
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
42.51
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
6.65
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.14
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.65
6.65
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.692
1.692
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
36.14
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
36.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.51
42.51

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Doc Leitner

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Doc Leitner

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
14.57
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
2.93
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
5.4
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100