What years did Dave Cole play?

Dave Cole played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1955.

Was Dave Cole a pitcher?

Yes. Dave Cole pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 119 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dave Cole hit?

Dave Cole hit 3 career home runs with 14 hits.

Dave Cole

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1950-1955)

W–L 6–18

ERA 4.93

WHIP 1.77

SO 119

Pitcher PIV -6232.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 175 lb
Born: 8/29/1930 in Williamsport, MD, USA
Died: 10/26/2011 in Hagerstown, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1950-09-09
Last Game: 1955-06-06

Full name: David Bruce Cole

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
6	18	84	27	3	1	0	237.3	221	130	16	199	119	4.93	-6232.3

Career ERA 4.93 vs. league average 4.02 across their career seasons — 22.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1950	BSN	NL	0	1	4	0	0	0	8.0	7	1	3	8	1.12	—	0.0
1951	BSN	NL	2	4	23	7	1	0	67.7	64	32	64	33	4.26	4.04 (-5%)	-1635.0
1952	BSN	NL	1	1	22	3	0	0	44.7	38	20	42	22	4.03	3.70 (-9%)	-1459.9
1953	ML1	NL	0	1	10	0	0	0	14.7	17	14	14	13	8.59	4.14 (-108%)	-158.1
1954	CHN	NL	3	8	18	14	2	1	84.0	74	50	62	37	5.36	3.90 (-37%)	-2001.6
1955	PHI	NL	0	3	7	3	0	0	18.3	21	13	14	6	6.38	4.00 (-60%)	-977.7
Career · 6 seasons			6	18	84	27	3	1	237.1	221	130	199	119	4.93	—	-6,232

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
85	61	3	14	1	1	3	11	0	2	15	.230	.254	.426	.680	0

Career AVG .230 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 11.9% below league average.

Career OBP .254 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 24.2% below league average.

Career SLG .426 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — +9.4% above league average.

Career OPS .680 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 6.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1950	BSN	NL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	BSN	NL	23	17	1	6	1	1	1	6	0	4	.353	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	BSN	NL	22	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	ML1	NL	10	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	CHN	NL	19	28	1	6	0	0	1	4	2	4	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	PHI	NL	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			85	61	3	14	1	1	3	11	2	15	.230	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	44	32	3	7	3	8	.219
Away	41	29	0	7	0	3	.241

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	44	126.0	119	65	106	63	4.64
Away	40	111.1	102	65	92	55	5.25

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SO
1955-06-06	PHI	ATL	L	2	0	0	0	0	2
1955-05-29	PHI	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1955-05-21	PHI	BRO	L	2	0	1	0	0	1
1955-05-18	PHI	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955-05-04	PHI	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955-05-03	PHI	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955-04-24	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1954-09-22	CHC	STL	L	3	1	1	1	2	1
1954-09-19	CHC	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1954-09-11	CHC	PHI	L	2	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1955-06-06	PHI	ATL	L	5.0	4	4	4	5	1	1
1955-05-29	PHI	PIT	L	3.0	9	4	2	1	1	0
1955-05-21	PHI	BRO	L	4.1	2	6	6	6	1	2
1955-05-18	PHI	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1955-05-04	PHI	CIN	—	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	0
1955-05-03	PHI	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1955-04-24	PHI	PIT	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
1954-09-22	CHC	STL	L	8.1	8	6	6	7	3	0
1954-09-19	CHC	CIN	—	0.1	0	3	3	3	0	0
1954-09-11	CHC	PHI	—	7.2	5	0	0	5	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	84	17	16	43	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1950	BSN	P	4	0	1	0	0	0
1951	BSN	P	23	0	4	13	1	2
1952	BSN	P	22	0	1	9	0	1
1953	ML1	P	10	0	1	4	0	0
1954	CHN	P	18	14	9	11	1	0
1955	PHI	P	7	3	0	6	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	84

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Cole

What years did Dave Cole play?: Dave Cole played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1955.
Was Dave Cole a pitcher?: Yes. Dave Cole pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 119 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Cole hit?: Dave Cole hit 3 career home runs with 14 hits.