Ed Cole vs. Ray Poat — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Poat
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Poat 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. Ray Poat posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.55 and WHIP 1.468 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Ray Poat had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Ray Poat

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.5
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
4.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1200
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
9.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.08
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1761
39.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.63
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
5.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
35.89
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Ray Poat

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.621
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Ray Poat

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
523.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
550.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
63.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
40.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.09
18.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
99.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
94.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
63.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
99.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
56
252.63
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA