Bert Cole vs. Earl Francis — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Earl Francis
Silent GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Earl Francis posted a stronger line than Bert Cole. Earl Francis posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.77 vs 4.67) and WHIP (1.501 vs 1.593). By the career numbers, Earl Francis had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Earl Francis

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.03
41.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.49
50.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.2
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
8.83
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
5.83
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1757
38.98
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567
34.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Earl Francis

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.4
93.4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.961
0.961
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.49
50.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Earl Francis

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
104
483.72
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
567.44
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
14
65.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.2
28.84
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
30
139.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
25
116.28
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
14
65.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
18.64
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
56
260.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100