Bert Cole vs. Mike Fornieles — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Fornieles
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Fornieles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Fornieles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Mike Fornieles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Mike Fornieles

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.61
49.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.59
17.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.96
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3470
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1156.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
9.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.76
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
3.28
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
4.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.862
0.862
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4983
38.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
4.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530
35.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Mike Fornieles

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.98
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2931
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.68
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.93
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
2.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.655
0.655
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.43
13.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Mike Fornieles

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
795.18
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
600
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
556.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
93.98
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
77.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.81
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.81
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
16.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
10.72
19.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
115.66
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
55
99.4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
45.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
16
28.92
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
40
72.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
6.56
11.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.42
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
63
113.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
5.27
5.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
37.95
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.81
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.81
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100