Ed Cole vs. Pat Pacillo — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Pacillo
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Pacillo 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 5.9 and 1.550 for Pat Pacillo. 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 Pat Pacillo

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.31
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.61
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
40.23
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
35.05
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Pat Pacillo

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.61
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Pat Pacillo

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
19
814.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
9.75
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.46
-19.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
300
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA