Ed Cole vs. Whitey Glazner — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Whitey Glazner
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Whitey Glazner 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. Whitey Glazner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.460 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Whitey Glazner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Whitey Glazner

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.47
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.07
46.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.83
71.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
4.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2351
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
10.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.28
10.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3385
38.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
5.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3112
35.74
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Whitey Glazner

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.423
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Whitey Glazner

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
300
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
549.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
99.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
65.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.77
33.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
152.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
118.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
82.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.05
29.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
150
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Glazner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Glazner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0