Ed Cole vs. Joey Jay — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joey Jay
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joey Jay 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. Joey Jay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Joey Jay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Joey Jay

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
3.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
8.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.89
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
3.53
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
5.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6583
38.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5940
34.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Joey Jay

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4608
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1536
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Joey Jay

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
344.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
536.67
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
61.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
51.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
12.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
75.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
93.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
21.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.78
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.4
-3.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
206
228.89
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA