Ed Connolly vs. Jim Roland — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Roland
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Roland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Roland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Jim Roland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Jim Roland

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
3.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1351
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
7.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.58
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
5.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.113
1.113
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.58
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1927
38.51
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
33.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Jim Roland

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.4
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.84
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.412
0.412
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Jim Roland

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
1400
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
541.94
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
3.21
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.9
-25.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
36
232.26
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA