Bert Cole vs. Tom Lee — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Lee
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Tom Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Tom Lee

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.831
0.831
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
40.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
7.05
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.05
7.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
37.05
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
37.81
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Tom Lee

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.03
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.73
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.76
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.69
84.69
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.677
2.677
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Tom Lee

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
145.95
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
572.97
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
130.09
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
140.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
108.85
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
129.73
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
41.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
28
151.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
164.6
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
167.57
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
11
59.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
12
64.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
9.53
51.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA