Ed Cole vs. Lefty Grove — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Lefty Grove 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. Lefty Grove posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Lefty Grove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Lefty Grove

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.19
74.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.13
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3849
8.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
2.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
5.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16633
37.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15404
35.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Lefty Grove

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Lefty Grove

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
76.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
58.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
593
225.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
39.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50