Stew Bowers vs. Bert Cole — Career Comparison

Stew Bowers
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Stew Bowers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stew Bowers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.875 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Stew Bowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stew Bowers and Bert Cole

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
10.92
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.92
10.92
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.83
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.77
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
43.88
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
38.05
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
37.05
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75

Fielding Stats for Stew Bowers and Bert Cole

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Stew Bowers and Bert Cole

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1800
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
39.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
164.6
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
76.99
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
122.12
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
51.01
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50