Ed Cole vs. Hubert Glenn — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hubert Glenn
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Hubert Glenn 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. Hubert Glenn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Hubert Glenn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Hubert Glenn

Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.47
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
37.95
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
33.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Hubert Glenn

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.91
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Hubert Glenn

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
232.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.032
1.032
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.22
120.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
348.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
212.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.046
1.046
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
232.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.75
130.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Hubert Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA