Ed Cole vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry 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. Dan Petry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Dan Petry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Dan Petry

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
3.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.69
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
4.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
4.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Dan Petry

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6241
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Dan Petry

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1145.45
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA