Bert Cole vs. Ray Lamb — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Lamb
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Lamb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Lamb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Ray Lamb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Ray Lamb

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.66
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.42
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.13
20.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.54
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
8.85
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.62
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.57
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
38.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.74
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.88
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
34.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Ray Lamb

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.13
20.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Ray Lamb

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
1140.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
69
511.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
3.88
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
11
81.48
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.44
-18.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.85
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
222.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
2.7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA