Bert Abbey vs. Bert Cole — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Abbey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bert Abbey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Bert Abbey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Bert Cole

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
4.52
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
10.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.622
0.622
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2568
40.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
37.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.69
40.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Bert Cole

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.28
87.28
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Bert Cole

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
535.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
12.95
30.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
47
111.9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
59
140.48
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
21
50
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
12.76
30.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
54
128.57
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.31
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50