Ed Cole vs. Mike Wegener — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Wegener
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Wegener 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. Mike Wegener posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.522 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Mike Wegener had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Mike Wegener

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
8.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.87
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
5.07
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
5.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
39.73
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.489
1.489
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1028
34.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Mike Wegener

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Mike Wegener

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
367.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
567.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
109.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
103.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
19.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
116.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
116.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
16.42
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
187.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
3.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA