Ed Cole vs. Hub Perdue — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hub Perdue
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hub Perdue 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. Hub Perdue posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Hub Perdue had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Hub Perdue

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.35
44.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.78
75.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
3.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
10.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.42
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
37.91
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
4.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3649
35.76
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Hub Perdue

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.224
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Hub Perdue

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
290.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
540.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
75.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
72.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.7
13.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
81.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
97.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
54.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
6.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
135.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
37.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA