Ed Cole vs. Bill Gatewood — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Gatewood
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Gatewood 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. Bill Gatewood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Bill Gatewood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Bill Gatewood

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.07
49.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.47
66.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
3.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2996
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
9.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
4.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4246
38.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
5.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
33.7
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Bill Gatewood

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3539
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
2.47
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
3.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.76
91.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.292
2.292
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.84
25.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Bill Gatewood

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
269.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
512.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
143.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
109.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.83
75.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
194.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
207.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
72.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
63.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
130.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.08
83.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
23.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100