Ed Cole vs. String Bean Williams — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
String Bean Williams
Pre-GenerationalThrows RightIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

String Bean 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. String Bean Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, String Bean Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and String Bean Williams

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2927
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
2.95
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
4.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3929
36.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
5.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3468
31.99
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.24
36.24

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and String Bean Williams

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3030
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.91
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.4
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.295
2.295
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.3
25.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and String Bean Williams

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
224.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
554.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
146.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
112.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.77
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.21
60.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
198.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
171.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
64.94
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
62.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
123.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.08
68.94
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
462
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100