King Cole vs. Ed Wolfe — Career Comparison

King Cole
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Wolfe
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

King Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Wolfe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. King Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 7.36 and 3.273 for Ed Wolfe. By the career numbers, King Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Cole and Ed Wolfe

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.59
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.47
67.47
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.58
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.12
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.14
20.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2192
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730.2
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.09
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
17.18
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.08
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.67
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3001
36.96
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
51.55
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.81
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.273
3.273
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
32.57
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55

Fielding Stats for King Cole and Ed Wolfe

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.66
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.08
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.65
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.8
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.88
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
7.08
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.91
89.91
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.26
23.26
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for King Cole and Ed Wolfe

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
287.82
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
600
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
551.29
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
95.2
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
77.49
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.07
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.71
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.39
25.21
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
119.56
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
115.13
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.64
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.42
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
73.06
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
21.77
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.5
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
80
177.12
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.78
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA