Mike Buddie vs. Bert Cole — Career Comparison

Mike Buddie
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Buddie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Buddie posted a career ERA of 4.67 against Bert Cole's 4.67, with WHIP of 1.527 and 1.593 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Buddie and Bert Cole

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.98
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
9.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.89
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
5.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
39.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.58
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
5.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.89
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
34.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75

Fielding Stats for Mike Buddie and Bert Cole

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.98
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.79
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.89
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.75
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Buddie and Bert Cole

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
8700
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
76.99
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.42
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50