Ed Cole vs. Zack Greinke — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Greinke
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Zack Greinke 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. Zack Greinke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.178 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Zack Greinke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Zack Greinke

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.6
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.06
59.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
3.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3207
8.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
0.97
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
2.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
7.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.21
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13877
36.85
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
3.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12890
34.23
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Zack Greinke

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10168
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3389.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
0.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
1.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
2.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
2.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Zack Greinke

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
597
597
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
521
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.93
47.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
175
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
145
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.43
48.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
114
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90