Ed Cole vs. Lefty James — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty James 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 James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Lefty James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Lefty James

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
38.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
33.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Lefty James

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Lefty James

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.51
9.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-4.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
14
270.97
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA