Ed Cole vs. Larry Gowell — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Gowell
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Gowell 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. Larry Gowell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.29 and WHIP 0.714 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Larry Gowell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Larry Gowell

Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
30.86
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.86
30.86

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Larry Gowell

Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Larry Gowell

Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
1145.45
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
523.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Larry Gowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Gowell
Career
Per 600 PA