Hayden Birdsong vs. Gerrit Cole — Career Comparison

Hayden Birdsong
Gen ZIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Gerrit Cole posted a stronger line than Hayden Birdsong. Gerrit Cole posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.18 vs 4.77) and WHIP (1.092 vs 1.438). By the career numbers, Gerrit Cole 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 Hayden Birdsong and Gerrit Cole

Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.42
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.27
70.27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.77
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
7.71
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.37
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.23
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
10.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
40.08
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.3
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
33.73
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for Hayden Birdsong and Gerrit Cole

Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.42
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.72
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.96
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.31
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.54
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.18
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.5
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.487
0.487
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.27
70.27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hayden Birdsong and Gerrit Cole

Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
37
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
600
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
526.57
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Birdsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Birdsong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA