Ed Cole vs. Jerome Williams — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerome Williams
MillenialHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jerome Williams 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. Jerome Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.59 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Jerome Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Jerome Williams

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.07
44.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.14
63.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
4.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3089
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1080
9.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
3.08
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
5.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.51
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4452
38.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3975
34.74
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Jerome Williams

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3089
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.05
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.71
94.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.14
63.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Jerome Williams

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
718.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
508.63
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
42.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.62
7.97
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
67.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
63.96
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.41
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.18
-9.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
74
225.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
82.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0