Bert Cole vs. Bill Day — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Day
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Day as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Day posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.802 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Bill Day had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Bill Day

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.07
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.97
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.97
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.66
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
10.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.49
10.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.73
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
42.93
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
8.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
37.05
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
37.1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Bill Day

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.81
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.42
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.786
1.786
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Bill Day

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
14
195.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.02
-42.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
7.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA