Ed Cole vs. David Wells — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
David Wells
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

David Wells 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. David Wells posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, David Wells had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and David Wells

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
1.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
1.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.63
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.35
60.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.09
74.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1578
4.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10317
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3439
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3635
9.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.07
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
1.88
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2201
5.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.22
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14413
37.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1702
4.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13421
35.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and David Wells

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
1.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
1.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10317
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3439
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
1.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.09
74.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and David Wells

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1145.45
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
1980
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
534
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
10.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-2.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
177
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA