Ed Cole vs. Fred Wiley — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Wiley
Lost GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Fred Wiley 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. Ed Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.31 and WHIP 1.874 compared to 5.94 and 1.593 for Fred Wiley. By the career numbers, Ed Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Fred Wiley

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.31
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.94
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
11.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.11
11.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.94
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.84
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
33.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
29.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Fred Wiley

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Fred Wiley

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
178.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
567.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
34.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
162.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
44.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA