Ed Connolly vs. Joe Verbanic — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Verbanic
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Verbanic as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Verbanic posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Joe Verbanic had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Verbanic

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.52
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.48
18.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
9.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.65
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.65
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.61
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
895
38.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.52
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799
34.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Verbanic

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.99
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.48
18.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Verbanic

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
1041.51
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
520.75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
8.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-7.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA