Nelson Cruz vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Donnelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz 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 5.04 and 1.415 for Nelson Cruz. By the career numbers, Ed Donnelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Ed Donnelly

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.03
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.53
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.82
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.3
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.36
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1518
39.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
40.28
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.3
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
5.78
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1360
35.14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Ed Donnelly

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.1
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.45
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.427
0.427
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Ed Donnelly

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.72
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
189.47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100