Ed Cole vs. Jim Weaver — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Weaver
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Weaver 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. Jim Weaver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.374 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Jim Weaver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Jim Weaver

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.29
61.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2680
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
8.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
4.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3871
39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
4.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3525
35.51
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Jim Weaver

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.048
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Jim Weaver

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
341.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
522.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
54.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
46.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.42
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.67
8.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
63.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
83.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.76
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.82
-8.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
27.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
120
216.87
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
48.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA