Ed Connolly vs. Ron Nischwitz — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Nischwitz
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Nischwitz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Nischwitz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Ron Nischwitz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Ron Nischwitz

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
6.87
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
9.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.94
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.53
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.919
0.919
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
39.88
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.07
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.491
1.491
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
36.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Ron Nischwitz

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
6.87
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.56
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Ron Nischwitz

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
2933.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
60.87
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
127.27
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
71.53
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
300
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA