Ed Cole vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King 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. Ed Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.31 and WHIP 1.874 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Ed Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Charlie King

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.31
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.64
6.64
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
11.75
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.75
11.75
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.12
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.94
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
44.15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.2
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.874
1.874
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
38.56
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.15
44.15
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Charlie King

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Charlie King

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA