Ed Connolly vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Sam Long

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
7.68
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.77
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Sam Long

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Sam Long

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA