Ed Cole vs. Kevin Gausman — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Gausman
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kevin Gausman 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. Kevin Gausman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Kevin Gausman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Kevin Gausman

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.53
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.78
49.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.2
89.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
3.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5733
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1911
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
8.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
2.52
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1954
9.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7986
37.61
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
4.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7342
34.58
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Kevin Gausman

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5733
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.79
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.2
89.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Kevin Gausman

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1145.45
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
1770.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
536.59
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.8
8.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
53.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.39
-6.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
66
321.95
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA