Ed Connolly vs. Joe Ortiz — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Ortiz
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Ortiz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Ortiz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.299 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Joe Ortiz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Ortiz

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.01
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
5.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.828
0.828
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
37.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
34.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Ortiz

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.61
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.61
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Ortiz

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
600
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA