Ed Cole vs. Bill Wegman — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Wegman
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Wegman 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. Bill Wegman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Bill Wegman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Bill Wegman

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
1.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.44
82.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4448
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1482.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1567
9.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
4.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6254
37.96
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5773
35.04
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Bill Wegman

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4451
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
2.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.41
95.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.13
82.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Bill Wegman

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Bill Wegman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Wegman
Career
Per 600 PA