Ed Cole vs. Matt Williams — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Williams
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt 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. Matt Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.29 and WHIP 1.471 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Matt Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Matt Williams

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
39.97
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
34.68
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Matt Williams

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Matt Williams

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA