Ed Cole vs. Tony Ghelfi — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tony Ghelfi
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tony Ghelfi 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. Tony Ghelfi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.465 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Tony Ghelfi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Tony Ghelfi

Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.88
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9.42
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
38.93
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
35.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Tony Ghelfi

Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Tony Ghelfi

Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA