Bert Cole vs. Matt Duff — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Duff
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Duff 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 4.76 and 2.294 for Matt Duff. 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 Matt Duff

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.71
12.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
31.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Matt Duff

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Matt Duff

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
600
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA