Ed Cole vs. Chien-Ming Wang — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chien-Ming Wang
Gen XTaiwanThrows RightBats RightAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chien-Ming Wang 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. Chien-Ming Wang posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Chien-Ming Wang had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Chien-Ming Wang

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.72
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
4.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2537
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
845.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.68
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
4.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3593
38.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
4.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3278
34.89
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Chien-Ming Wang

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2537
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
845.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.69
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Chien-Ming Wang

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1145.45
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
2485.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
557.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
3.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.33
-33.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
21
300
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA