Ed Cole vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Rube Waddell 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. Rube Waddell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.16 and WHIP 1.102 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Rube Waddell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Rube Waddell

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.35
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.16
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Rube Waddell

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8904
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2968
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.96
90.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Rube Waddell

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1066
562.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
90.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.21
26.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
116.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.89
19.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100