Ed Connolly vs. Ray Lucas — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Lucas
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Lucas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Lucas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.79 and WHIP 1.607 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Ray Lucas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Ray Lucas

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.54
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
9.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.661
0.661
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
40.98
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.607
1.607
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
35.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.98
40.98

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Ray Lucas

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
27
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.136
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Ray Lucas

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1100
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
80.7
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
127.27
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
98.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA