Ed Cole vs. Earl Wilson — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earl Wilson
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earl Wilson 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. Earl Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Earl Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Earl Wilson

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.61
52.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.72
91.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6155
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051.2
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1863
8.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.04
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.49
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
6.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.35
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8677
38.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
4.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7842
34.4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Earl Wilson

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6155
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.47
94.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.72
91.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Earl Wilson

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
289.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
838
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
529.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
103.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
65.16
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
37.95
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.9
58.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
195.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
154.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
68.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
79.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
122.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.81
54.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
47.97
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
271
194.03
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.86
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA