Ed Connolly vs. Cinders O'Brien — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cinders O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Cinders O'Brien as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cinders O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.485 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Cinders O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Cinders O'Brien

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.49
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.58
47.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.65
92.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
3.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3242
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080.2
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
9.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
3.31
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.8
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.62
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4898
40.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
6.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4337
36.12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Cinders O'Brien

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3270
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1090
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.89
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.086
2.086
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Cinders O'Brien

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
167.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
565.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
119.52
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
113.55
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.98
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.83
34.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
126.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
154.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
68.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
51.39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
119.52
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.51
40.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
31.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
74.1
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100