Ed Cole vs. Hunter Greene — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hunter Greene
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Hunter Greene 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. Hunter Greene posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.140 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Hunter Greene had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Hunter Greene

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.3
46.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1487
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
7.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
3.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
11.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.2
11.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.606
1.606
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2060
37.4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
3.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
33.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Hunter Greene

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1487
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.582
0.582
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Hunter Greene

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Hunter Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Hunter Greene
Career
Per 600 PA