Ed Connolly vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Scott Sullivan

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
7.59
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Scott Sullivan

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Scott Sullivan

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA