Ed Cole vs. Lee Grissom — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Grissom
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lee Grissom 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. Lee Grissom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.89 and WHIP 1.387 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Lee Grissom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Lee Grissom

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.37
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.66
37.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.64
58.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
8.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
4.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.982
0.982
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3025
38.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.51
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
4.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2711
34.77
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Lee Grissom

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.821
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Lee Grissom

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
425.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
534.78
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
67.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
62.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.56
11.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
75.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
96.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
44.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
177.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100