Ed Cole vs. Scott Garrelts — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Garrelts
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Scott Garrelts 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. Scott Garrelts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Scott Garrelts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Scott Garrelts

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
3.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.65
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.56
56.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.28
25.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2878
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
959.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
7.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.87
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
6.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4025
37.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.52
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
3.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.55
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3511
32.94
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Scott Garrelts

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
3.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2878
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
959.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.34
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.97
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.565
0.565
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.28
25.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Scott Garrelts

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
880.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
552.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
69.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
16.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
85.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
42.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
1.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 600 PA
105
250
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Garrelts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75