Ed Cole vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee 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. Thornton Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Thornton Lee

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Thornton Lee

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Thornton Lee

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA