Joe Borden vs. Bert Cole — Career Comparison

Joe Borden
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Borden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Borden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Joe Borden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borden and Bert Cole

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.56
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
9.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.77
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.576
0.576
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
39.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.86
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
37.7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
37.05
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75

Fielding Stats for Joe Borden and Bert Cole

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.58
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borden and Bert Cole

Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
152
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
588.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
28
110.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
25
98.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
24.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.84
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
76.99
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
8
31.58
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
30
118.42
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
5.85
23.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50