Ed Cole vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin 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. Marty Pattin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Marty Pattin

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.16
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Marty Pattin

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6116
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Marty Pattin

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
842.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
86.46
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.94
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-2.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
188.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA