Joe Connors vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Donnelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Connors as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Donnelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Ed Donnelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Ed Donnelly

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
10.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
40.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
36.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Ed Donnelly

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Ed Donnelly

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
286.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100