Bert Cole vs. Jim Devlin — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Devlin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Devlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Devlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Jim Devlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Jim Devlin

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.58
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
8.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.869
0.869
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.95
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
39.58
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
35.56
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Jim Devlin

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.174
2.174
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Jim Devlin

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
181.58
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
552.63
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
130.09
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
108.85
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
134.21
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.43
48.93
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.91
54.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
150
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
164.6
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
189.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
76.99
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
102.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
122.12
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
134.21
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.14
56.11
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.2
64.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
63.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.31
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100