Ed Cole vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney 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. Sidney Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Sidney Williams

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
10.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.94
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
41.82
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
37.21
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Sidney Williams

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Sidney Williams

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100