Charles Bender vs. Gerrit Cole — Career Comparison

Charles Bender
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Charles Bender posted a stronger line than Gerrit Cole. Charles Bender posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.46 vs 3.18) and home runs allowed (0.12 per nine innings vs 1). By the career numbers, Charles Bender had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Charles Bender and Gerrit Cole

Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
1.37
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
0.63
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.54
62.54
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.77
72.77
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.76
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
2.46
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
3.18
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3017
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2645
7.89
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.12
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
2.3
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1711
5.1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.21
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11928
35.58
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7861
36.21
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.33
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
3.31
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
3.41
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.113
1.113
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11114
33.15
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7233
33.31
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.58
35.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for Charles Bender and Gerrit Cole

Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
2.25
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.83
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5652
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1884
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.13
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
3.89
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
5.3
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
5.02
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
94.68
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.227
2.227
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.65
36.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charles Bender and Gerrit Cole

Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
238.78
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1274
600
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
286
600
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
540.19
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
114.44
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
41
86.01
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
88.07
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
18.84
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.71
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.83
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
26.37
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.49
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.11
44.32
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
21.14
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
151.18
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.09
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
154.47
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
48.04
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
17
35.66
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
54.63
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
15
31.47
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
99.84
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.1
47.14
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.71
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.1
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
35.32
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
75.35
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
19.78
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.42
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.94
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.36
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.91
90.91
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA