Ed Cole vs. Alex Wood — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Wood
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alex Wood 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. Alex Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Alex Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Alex Wood

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.55
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.1
53.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
3.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
8.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.91
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.68
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.52
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5301
37.92
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4778
34.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Alex Wood

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3774
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.1
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.691
0.691
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Alex Wood

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
518.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
512.69
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
42.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
39.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.9
5.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
46.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
68.73
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
37.15
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.18
-17.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
171
317.65
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
61.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50