Ed Cole vs. Darrell Jackson — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darrell Jackson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darrell Jackson 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. Darrell Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.506 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Darrell Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Darrell Jackson

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
2.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
4.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
9.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
4.07
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
5.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786
39.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.42
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1565
34.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Darrell Jackson

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.706
0.706
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Darrell Jackson

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Darrell Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA