Bert Cole vs. Ian Krol — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ian Krol
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Ian Krol as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ian Krol posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.49 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Ian Krol had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Ian Krol

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
10.48
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
208.2
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
9.88
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
8.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
925
39.9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
5.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.78
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
35.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Ian Krol

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
10.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.34
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.94
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Ian Krol

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
48600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA