Ed Cole vs. Bill George — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill George
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill George posted a stronger line than Ed Cole. Bill George posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.51 vs 5.31) and WHIP (1.724 vs 1.874). By the career numbers, Bill George had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Bill George

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
9.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.12
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
6.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.56
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
42.39
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.2
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
8.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
35.3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.05
7.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.39
42.39

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Bill George

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.19
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.29
85.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.758
1.758
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Bill George

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Bill George
Career
Per 600 PA
30
142.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
590.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
123.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
114.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
35.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
142.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
133.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
71.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
66.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
133.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.8
37.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Bill George
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
57.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100