James Bourque vs. Gerrit Cole — Career Comparison

James Bourque
MillenialMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Gerrit Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and James Bourque 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 13.5 and 2.786 for James Bourque. By the career numbers, Gerrit Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Bourque and Gerrit Cole

James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
13.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
0.7
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.37
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.67
65.67
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.54
12.54
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.64
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
34.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for James Bourque and Gerrit Cole

James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
13.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Bourque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Bourque and Gerrit Cole

James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
600
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
526.57
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Bourque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Bourque
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA