Ed Cole vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Ortega 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. Phil Ortega posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Phil Ortega had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Phil Ortega

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
38.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
34.58
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Phil Ortega

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2855
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Phil Ortega

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
105.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
3.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
118
226.92
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA