Ed Connolly vs. Jay Ritchie — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Ritchie
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Ritchie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Ritchie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Jay Ritchie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Jay Ritchie

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
9.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
6.55
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
38.86
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.79
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
35.77
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Jay Ritchie

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.48
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.07
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Jay Ritchie

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
2708.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.58
25.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
127.27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
23.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA