Nick Carter vs. Ed Cole — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Cole as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Carter and Ed Cole

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.94
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Ed Cole

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Ed Cole

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA