Ed Cole vs. Zach Jackson — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zach Jackson
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zach 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. Ed Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.31 and WHIP 1.874 compared to 5.81 and 1.566 for Zach Jackson. By the career numbers, Ed Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Zach Jackson

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.31
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
5.81
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
11.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.19
11.19
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
41.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.32
6.32
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
37
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Zach Jackson

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.54
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Zach Jackson

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1015.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
4.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-4.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA