Ed Cole vs. Nick Willhite — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Willhite
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Willhite 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. Nick Willhite posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.55 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Nick Willhite had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Nick Willhite

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
2.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
9.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.34
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.71
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
5.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
39.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.59
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
35.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Nick Willhite

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Nick Willhite

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
696
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
516
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
60
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
27.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
108
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
144
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
180
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA