Bert Cole vs. Ron Flores — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Flores
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Flores as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Flores posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.446 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Ron Flores had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Ron Flores

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.64
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
8.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.96
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
38.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.96
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
34.07
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Ron Flores

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.52
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.076
0.076
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Ron Flores

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
31800
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Ron Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ron Flores
Career
Per 600 PA