Ed Connolly vs. Steve Reed — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Reed
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Reed as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Reed posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Steve Reed had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Steve Reed

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
8.61
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.51
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2612
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
870.2
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
8.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
2.95
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
6.51
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.051
1.051
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.63
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3662
37.85
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.04
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
3.97
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
33.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Steve Reed

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
8.61
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2612
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
870.2
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.4
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.93
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.84
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Steve Reed

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
17892.86
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
12.3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
5.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA