Ed Cole vs. Pat Jarvis — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Jarvis
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Jarvis 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. Pat Jarvis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Pat Jarvis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Pat Jarvis

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
1.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.6
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.8
53.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.87
67.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3852
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1284
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
8.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
2.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
5.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5341
37.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
3.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4900
34.35
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Pat Jarvis

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3852
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.87
67.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Pat Jarvis

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
326.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
530.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
64.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
56.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.28
10.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
72.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
83.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
52.4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.13
-2.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
163
213.54
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA