Ed Cole vs. Dicky Gonzalez — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dicky Gonzalez
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dicky Gonzalez 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. Dicky Gonzalez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.553 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Dicky Gonzalez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Dicky Gonzalez

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
10.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.99
10.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.58
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
39.75
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.508
1.508
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
35.82
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Dicky Gonzalez

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.68
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Dicky Gonzalez

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
545.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
545.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
7.7
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-8.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dicky Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA