Ed Cole vs. Herm Wehmeier — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herm Wehmeier
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herm Wehmeier 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. Herm Wehmeier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.8 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Herm Wehmeier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Herm Wehmeier

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.46
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.48
66.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
961
4.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5409
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1806
9.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.05
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
4.25
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
3.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7925
39.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
5.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
35.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Herm Wehmeier

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
4.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
4.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.01
93.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.958
0.958
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Herm Wehmeier

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
366.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
633
561
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
109.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
93.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.59
28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
134.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
125.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
92.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.6
26.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
147.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
20.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA