Ed Cole vs. Milt Watson — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Watson
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Watson 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. Milt Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Milt Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Milt Watson

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.94
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
38.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1647
34.96
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Milt Watson

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.511
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Milt Watson

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
380.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
587.32
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
67.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
63.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.93
8.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
71.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
71.83
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.8
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.87
-12.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
156.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA