George Cox vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

George Cox
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson built a career as a starting pitcher and George Cox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 5.26 and 1.674 for George Cox. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Cox and Charley Wilson

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.63
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.26
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
11.12
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.3
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.94
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.62
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.685
0.685
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
40.75
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.87
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.06
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
36.61
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
35.12
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for George Cox and Charley Wilson

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.44
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268.1
9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.115
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Cox and Charley Wilson

George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
26
557.14
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
10.99
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-15.4
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.8
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
150
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA