Ed Cole vs. Juan Pizarro — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Juan Pizarro
Silent GenerationP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Juan Pizarro 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. Juan Pizarro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Juan Pizarro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Juan Pizarro

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
2.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.58
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.46
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.51
55.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.2
50.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
3.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6103
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2034.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1807
7.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.89
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
3.93
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
6.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8690
38.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.53
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
3.94
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7740
34.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Juan Pizarro

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6102
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.32
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
1.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.2
50.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Juan Pizarro

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
410.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
725
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
658
544.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
110.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
86.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
23.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.66
35.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
148.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
137.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
59.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
54.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
107.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.55
33.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
26.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
158.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50