Bert Cole vs. Gene Ford — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gene Ford
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Ford 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 5.66 and 1.857 for Gene Ford. 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 Gene Ford

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.66
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
10.92
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
13.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.92
10.92
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.11
13.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
42.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.54
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
37.05
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
38.57
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.392
0.392
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.69
42.69

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Gene Ford

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Gene Ford

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.99
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-17.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA