Ed Cole vs. Zac Gallen — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zac Gallen
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Zac Gallen 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. Zac Gallen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.161 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Zac Gallen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Zac Gallen

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.59
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.46
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.93
55.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
3.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
7.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.05
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
2.89
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
9.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4142
37.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
3.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3758
33.58
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Zac Gallen

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.63
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Zac Gallen

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1145.45
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
1600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
463.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
14.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
81.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
7.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
26
236.36
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
2.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA