Bert Cole vs. Mark Lee — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Lee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.551 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Mark Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Mark Lee

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
6.06
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
9.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
3.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.98
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.753
0.753
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
39.42
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.46
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.95
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
34.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Mark Lee

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
6.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.82
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.31
95.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.517
0.517
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Mark Lee

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
4425
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
108.85
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
32.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
42.82
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Mark Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Mark Lee
Career
Per 600 PA