Ed Cole vs. Mike Prendergast — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Prendergast
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago WhalesFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Prendergast 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. Mike Prendergast posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.182 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Mike Prendergast had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Mike Prendergast

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.41
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.62
43.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.89
53.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2725
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
3.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3655
36.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3438
34.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Mike Prendergast

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.422
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Mike Prendergast

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
358.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
556.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
63.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
57.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
10.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
69.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
85.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.92
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.61
-5.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.94
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
167.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Prendergast
Career
Per 600 PA