Bert Cole vs. Terry Fox — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Terry Fox
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Fox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Terry Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Terry Fox

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.34
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.99
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.81
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
4.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
37.72
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
34.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Terry Fox

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.72
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.56
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.456
0.456
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Terry Fox

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
1851.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
65
475.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
22.59
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
80.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
17
124.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
15.94
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
40
292.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA