Ed Connolly vs. Kyle Nicolas — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kyle Nicolas
Gen ZOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Nicolas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kyle Nicolas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.490 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Kyle Nicolas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Kyle Nicolas

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
7.9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.87
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
8.17
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
8.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.83
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.64
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
40.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.83
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
34.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.04
40.04

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Kyle Nicolas

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
7.9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.73
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.093
0.093
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Kyle Nicolas

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
600
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Kyle Nicolas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Nicolas
Career
Per 600 PA