Bert Cole vs. Ken Frailing — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Frailing
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Frailing as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Frailing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.585 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Ken Frailing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Ken Frailing

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.66
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.38
16.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.96
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
10.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.39
10.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.61
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.999
0.999
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
972
40.07
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
870
35.86
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.07
40.07

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Ken Frailing

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.65
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.38
16.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Ken Frailing

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
1457.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
108.85
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
27.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
11
134.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
47.79
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
122.12
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
36.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
134.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA