Ed Connolly vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Connolly and James McDonald are fairly close on the surface numbers. James McDonald posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.2 vs 5.88) and WHIP (1.442 vs 1.885). Ed Connolly had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.62 per nine innings vs 0.98). By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and James McDonald

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and James McDonald

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and James McDonald

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA