Bert Cole vs. Gary Lavelle — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Lavelle
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lavelle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Lavelle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Gary Lavelle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Gary Lavelle

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.66
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.96
50.96
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.93
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
8.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
3.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.05
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
6.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4604
38.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4034
33.46
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Gary Lavelle

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3255
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.02
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Gary Lavelle

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
745
3492.19
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
111
520.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.19
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.81
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
4.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.75
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.19
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.91
-23.03
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
52
243.75
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.63
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0