Daniel Bard vs. Jose Cano — Career Comparison

MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Cano built a career as a starting pitcher and Daniel Bard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Daniel Bard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 5.09 and 1.435 for Jose Cano. By the career numbers, Daniel Bard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Daniel Bard and Jose Cano

Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
8.03
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.61
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.69
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.97
46.97
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.74
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457.1
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
6.97
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.39
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.85
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.74
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
9.35
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1965
38.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
38.74
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.95
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.13
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1657
32.61
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
35.22
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Daniel Bard and Jose Cano

Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
8.03
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457.1
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.65
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.44
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.28
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.04
89.04
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daniel Bard and Jose Cano

Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
81600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA