Matthew Bowman vs. King Cole — Career Comparison

Matthew Bowman
MillenialMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
King Cole
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

King Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Matthew Bowman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. King Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 4.38 and 1.350 for Matthew Bowman. By the career numbers, King Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matthew Bowman and King Cole

Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.59
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.47
67.47
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.58
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.38
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.12
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2192
27
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.2
9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730.2
9
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
8.6
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.09
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.1
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.08
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
7.25
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
3.67
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
38.89
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3001
36.96
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.94
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.79
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.81
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.71
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
34.85
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
32.57
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96

Fielding Stats for Matthew Bowman and King Cole

Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.66
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.08
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.2
9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.75
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.98
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.65
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.8
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.92
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.88
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.73
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
7.08
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.91
89.91
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.26
23.26
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matthew Bowman and King Cole

Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
27840
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
130
287.82
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
600
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
551.29
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
95.2
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
77.49
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.07
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.71
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.39
25.21
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
119.56
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
115.13
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.64
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.42
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
73.06
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-29.79
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
21.77
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.5
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
80
177.12
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
3.39
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
28.78
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100