Bert Cole vs. Thomas Lynch — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thomas Lynch
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Thomas Lynch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Thomas Lynch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Thomas Lynch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Thomas Lynch

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
41.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
37.05
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.14
41.14

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Thomas Lynch

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Thomas Lynch

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA