Ed Cole vs. Matt Garza — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Garza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Garza 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. Matt Garza posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Matt Garza had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Matt Garza

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.49
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.73
46.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
4.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
8.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.04
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
3.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
7.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7313
38.47
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6575
34.59
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Matt Garza

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5132
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1710.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.68
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Matt Garza

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
554.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
523.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
36.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
4.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
47.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
59.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.87
-20.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
155
296.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0