Ed Cole vs. Ron Guidry — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Guidry
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ron Guidry 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. Ron Guidry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Ron Guidry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Ron Guidry

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.64
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.13
65.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.77
87.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7176
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2392
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2198
8.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
2.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1778
6.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.21
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9794
36.85
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
3.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9013
33.91
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Ron Guidry

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7180
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2393.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.3
87.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Ron Guidry

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA