Ed Cole vs. Taylor Jordan — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Taylor Jordan
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Taylor Jordan 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. Taylor Jordan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Taylor Jordan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Taylor Jordan

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
10.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.78
10.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.39
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.869
0.869
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
40.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
36.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Taylor Jordan

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Taylor Jordan

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
337.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
525
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
15.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
13.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Taylor Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA