Ed Connolly vs. Sergio Romo — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sergio Romo
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Sergio Romo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sergio Romo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.078 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Sergio Romo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Sergio Romo

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
10.22
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.52
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2168
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722.2
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
7.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.23
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
8.17
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
9.83
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.34
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2919
36.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
3.75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.42
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2682
33.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.35
36.35

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Sergio Romo

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
10.23
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.78
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Sergio Romo

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
70371.43
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-64.57
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA