Ed Cole vs. Jarrod Washburn — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jarrod Washburn
Gen XWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jarrod Washburn 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. Jarrod Washburn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Jarrod Washburn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Jarrod Washburn

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.52
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.54
49.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
4.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5591
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1863.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1855
8.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.16
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
2.75
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
5.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
38.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
4.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7150
34.53
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Jarrod Washburn

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5591
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1863.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Jarrod Washburn

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1145.45
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
3554.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
464.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
33.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
158.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
45.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Jarrod Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA