Ed Connolly vs. Marc Valdes — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Marc Valdes
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Marc Valdes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marc Valdes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.628 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Marc Valdes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Marc Valdes

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
9.9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
10.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.24
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.85
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
41.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.26
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.592
1.592
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
35.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Marc Valdes

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Marc Valdes

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
1878.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
8.2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-10.07
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
15
195.65
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA