Ed Cole vs. Oliver Perez — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Oliver Perez
MillenialMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Oliver Perez 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. Oliver Perez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.37 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Oliver Perez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Oliver Perez

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.98
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.05
44.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.74
27.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
4.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4397
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1336
8.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.22
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
4.68
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
9.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.575
1.575
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.36
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.54
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6464
39.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.52
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
4.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5504
33.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.69
39.69

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Oliver Perez

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4397
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1465.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.92
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.47
94.47
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.74
27.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Oliver Perez

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
1060.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
517.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
84.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
81.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.94
16.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
87.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
105.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
43.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
13.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
174.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
58.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75