Ed Cole vs. Casey Patten — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Casey Patten
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Casey Patten 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. Casey Patten posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Casey Patten had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Casey Patten

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.46
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.3
45.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6187
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2062.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2154
9.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
3.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.32
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8622
37.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
4.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7991
34.87
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Casey Patten

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6228
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
2.46
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
3.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
3.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.626
2.626
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.28
51.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Casey Patten

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
202.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
550.37
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
69.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
62.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.78
15.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
80.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
32.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
25.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
56.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
4.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
23.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
151.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
3.97
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
19.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100