Ed Cole vs. Brian Gordon — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Gordon
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brian Gordon 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. Brian Gordon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Brian Gordon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Brian Gordon

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
10.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.88
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
38.93
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
35.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Brian Gordon

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Brian Gordon

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
1145.45
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1500
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA