Archie Cole vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Archie Cole
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaToledo TigersNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Archie Cole and Johan Santana are fairly close on the surface numbers. Johan Santana posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.2 vs 9.11) and WHIP (1.138 vs 2.138). Archie Cole had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 0.98). By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Archie Cole and Johan Santana

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.26
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.62
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.35
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
11.81
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.43
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
45.23
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.48
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
2.138
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
36.11
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.23
45.23
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Archie Cole and Johan Santana

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.26
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.44
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.03
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.04
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Cole and Johan Santana

Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
774.19
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
55.91
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
8.98
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
40.86
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
13.63
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
78
167.74
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
47.31
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA