Ed Cole vs. Bill Greif — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Greif
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Greif 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. Bill Greif posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Bill Greif had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Bill Greif

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
2.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.63
31.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.99
41.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
4.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
9.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.88
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
3.61
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
5.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3153
39.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.84
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
5.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.68
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.445
1.445
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2743
34.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Bill Greif

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
2.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.08
93.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.524
0.524
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.99
41.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Bill Greif

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
698.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
495.52
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
35.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
35.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.08
6.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
35.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
89.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.18
-9.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
50.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
73
217.91
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
50.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Greif
Career
Per 600 PA