Bert Cole vs. Grier Friday — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grier Friday
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bert Cole posted a stronger line than Grier Friday. Bert Cole posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.67 vs 6.9) and WHIP (1.593 vs 1.900). By the career numbers, Bert Cole 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 Grier Friday

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
10.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
42.3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
35.1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Grier Friday

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.857
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Grier Friday

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
108.85
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
37.95
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
164.6
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
49.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.31
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA