Ed Cole vs. Travis Wood — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Travis Wood
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Travis 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. Travis Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Travis Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Travis Wood

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
2.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.33
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.34
44.34
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.33
49.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
4.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2982
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
994
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
8.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.35
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
7.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.32
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4240
38.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.65
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.38
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3764
34.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Travis Wood

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
2.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2997
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.95
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Travis Wood

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
605.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
546.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
64.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.68
43.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
179.82
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
117.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
51.38
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
67.89
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
99.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.15
35.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
115
211.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100