Ed Cole vs. Mike Pazik — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Pazik
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Pazik 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 5.79 and 1.693 for Mike Pazik. 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 Mike Pazik

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.31
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.79
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
11.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.38
11.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.16
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
41.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.693
1.693
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
36.84
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.66
41.66

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Mike Pazik

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Mike Pazik

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Mike Pazik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pazik
Career
Per 600 PA