Ed Cole vs. Jack Gilligan — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Gilligan
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Gilligan 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. Jack Gilligan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.636 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Jack Gilligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Jack Gilligan

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.12
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.94
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
39.71
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
33.93
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Jack Gilligan

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.19
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.34
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.14
82.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.917
1.917
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Jack Gilligan

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
288
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
576
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
14.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
8.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA