Bert Cole vs. Jose De Leon — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose De Leon
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose De Leon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bert Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 7.13 and 1.736 for Jose De Leon. By the career numbers, Bert Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Jose De Leon

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
7.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
9.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.75
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
11.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.5
11.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.875
1.875
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
42.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.681
1.681
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
35.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Jose De Leon

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Jose De Leon

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
2400
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
7.45
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
47.79
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-7.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Jose De Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jose De Leon
Career
Per 600 PA