Bert Cole vs. Rich Folkers — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rich Folkers
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Folkers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Folkers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Rich Folkers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Rich Folkers

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
4.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.36
14.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
4.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1269
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
8.85
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
3.62
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
5.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1832
38.98
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
4.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.68
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1611
34.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Rich Folkers

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
4.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.81
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.36
14.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Rich Folkers

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
1314.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
89
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
77
519.1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
67.42
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.89
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80.9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
101.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
33.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.93
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
6.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.97
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
188.76
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
47.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA