Ed Cole vs. Angel García — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Angel García
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftCaribbeanCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Angel García 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. Angel García posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Angel García had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Angel García

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.34
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
8.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
38.19
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
34.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Angel García

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.222
2.222
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Angel García
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Angel García

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
492.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
43.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
48.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Angel García
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Angel García
Career
Per 600 PA