Ed Cole vs. Jim Pastorius — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Pastorius
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Pastorius 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. Jim Pastorius posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Jim Pastorius had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Jim Pastorius

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.05
36.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.6
86.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
3.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
727
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
8.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
3.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.94
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
2.54
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3026
37.46
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2731
33.81
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Jim Pastorius

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2184
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
3.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.433
2.433
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.6
86.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Jim Pastorius

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
222.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
525
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
79.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
70.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.95
22.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
93.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
127.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
61.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.02
20.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
45.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
138.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA