Bert Cole vs. Tom Dukes — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Dukes
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Dukes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Dukes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Tom Dukes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Tom Dukes

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.66
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.81
23.81
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
4.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.79
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
7.01
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
39.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.98
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
35.34
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Tom Dukes

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.69
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Tom Dukes

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
4390.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
12.45
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
47.79
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-11.9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
354.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA