Archie Cole vs. Art Decatur — Career Comparison

Archie Cole
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaToledo TigersNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Art Decatur
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Archie Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Art Decatur as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Art Decatur posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.482 compared to 9.11 and 2.138 for Archie Cole. By the career numbers, Art Decatur had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Cole and Art Decatur

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
2.56
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.51
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538.1
9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
11.81
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
10.92
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.92
10.92
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.7
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.43
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.42
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.05
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
2.54
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
45.23
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
40.64
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.12
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.48
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
5.45
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
2.138
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
36.11
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2273
38
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.23
45.23
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.64
40.64

Fielding Stats for Archie Cole and Art Decatur

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
27
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.2
9
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.04
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Cole and Art Decatur

Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
530.64
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
551.45
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.02
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
41.62
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.4
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.4
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
8.98
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.37
8.22
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
62.43
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
69.36
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
13.63
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.94
-13.65
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
62
215.03
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
31.21
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100