Ed Cole vs. Henry Wright — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Henry Wright
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Henry Wright 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. Henry Wright posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Henry Wright had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Henry Wright

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.71
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
4.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
957
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
10.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.99
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1414
39.89
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
5.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.51
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1260
35.55
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Henry Wright

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.68
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.49
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.61
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.841
1.841
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.97
57.97
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Henry Wright

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
281.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
559.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
92.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.21
23.01
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
103.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
118.52
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
48.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.42
20.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100