Ed Cole vs. Jakob Junis — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jakob Junis
MillenialArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jakob Junis 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. Jakob Junis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Jakob Junis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Jakob Junis

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
2.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
4.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2541
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
9.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
8.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.56
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3605
38.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
4.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3299
35.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Jakob Junis

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2541
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.46
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.422
0.422
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Jakob Junis

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1145.45
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
16600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA