Bert Cole vs. Denny Driscoll — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Denny Driscoll
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Driscoll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Driscoll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Denny Driscoll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Denny Driscoll

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.35
49.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.95
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2043
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
9.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.89
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.576
0.576
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2942
38.88
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2493
37.05
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
37.97
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Denny Driscoll

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2301
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.76
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.36
87.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Denny Driscoll

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
95
162.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
600
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
582.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
97.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
83.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
13.28
22.7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
116.24
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
114.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
63.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
41
70.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
10.48
17.92
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
10
17.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.97
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.14
50.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA