Ed Cole vs. Tsuyoshi Wada — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tsuyoshi Wada
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tsuyoshi Wada 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. Tsuyoshi Wada posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Tsuyoshi Wada had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Tsuyoshi Wada

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
8.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
37.62
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
34.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Tsuyoshi Wada

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Tsuyoshi Wada

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
21
381.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-28.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
15
272.73
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA