Bert Cole vs. Pete Dowling — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pete Dowling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Dowling as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Dowling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Pete Dowling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Pete Dowling

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.01
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.29
87.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.84
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2748
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
9.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.95
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4023
39.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
5.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3618
35.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Pete Dowling

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.17
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2724
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.28
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.58
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.66
89.66
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Pete Dowling

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
118
187.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
561.9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
111.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
85.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.94
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.54
37.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
147.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
141.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
28
44.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
46.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
88.89
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.83
37.82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.31
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.52
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
20.63
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
76
120.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4.97
4.97
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.94
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.17
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100