Elbert Andrews vs. Gerrit Cole — Career Comparison

Elbert Andrews
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Gerrit Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Elbert Andrews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gerrit Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.092 compared to 10.13 and 2.875 for Elbert Andrews. By the career numbers, Gerrit Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elbert Andrews and Gerrit Cole

Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.37
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
12.38
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
49.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.875
2.875
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for Elbert Andrews and Gerrit Cole

Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
27
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1954
9
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.96
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.54
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.5
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elbert Andrews and Gerrit Cole

Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
600
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
526.57
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA