Ed Cole vs. Jay Witasick — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jay Witasick
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Cole and Jay Witasick are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jay Witasick posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.64 vs 5.31) and WHIP (1.597 vs 1.874). Ed Cole had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.85 per nine innings vs 1.19). By the career numbers, Jay Witasick had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Jay Witasick

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.98
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.84
43.84
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.83
13.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
9.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.19
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.48
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
7.94
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.43
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
40.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.24
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
5.28
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.36
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2850
35.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Jay Witasick

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2194
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731.1
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.8
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.83
13.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Jay Witasick

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1145.45
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
5400
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
560
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.71
-36.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
22
293.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA