Ed Cole vs. Dick Pole — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Pole
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Pole 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. Dick Pole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.05 and WHIP 1.559 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Dick Pole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Dick Pole

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.42
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.11
63.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
5.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
10.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.03
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.54
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2351
39.85
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
5.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.537
1.537
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2092
35.46
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Dick Pole

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1593
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.03
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.11
63.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Dick Pole

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1145.45
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
73200
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA