Ed Cole vs. Al Widmar — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Widmar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Widmar 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. Al Widmar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.21 and WHIP 1.640 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Al Widmar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Al Widmar

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.97
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.23
30.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
5.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
10.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.68
10.68
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.95
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1770
41.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
5.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1589
36.83
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Al Widmar

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.939
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Al Widmar

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
560.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
526.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
88.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
68.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
21.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
122.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
16.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
181.97
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA