Ed Connolly vs. Nick Vespi — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nick Vespi
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Vespi as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Vespi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Nick Vespi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Nick Vespi

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.59
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.88
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.35
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
7.76
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.106
1.106
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
37.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.36
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.88
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
34.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Nick Vespi

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.59
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.133
0.133
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Nick Vespi

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
600
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA