Ed Connolly vs. Joe Vance — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Vance
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vance as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.81 and WHIP 1.762 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Joe Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Vance

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.35
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.81
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
9.9
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.52
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
41.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.762
1.762
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
36.1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.44
41.44

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Vance

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Vance

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
49.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
127.27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
51.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA