Ed Connolly vs. Ron Negray — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Negray
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Negray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Negray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Ron Negray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Ron Negray

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.65
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.73
22.73
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.2
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
9.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
4.48
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
38.62
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
35.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Ron Negray

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.97
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.84
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.98
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.21
21.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Ron Negray

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
990
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
525
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
6.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA