Bert Cole vs. Bud Norris — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Norris
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bert Cole and Bud Norris are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bud Norris posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.45 vs 4.67) and WHIP (1.416 vs 1.593). Bert Cole had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.39 per nine innings vs 1.15). By the career numbers, Bud Norris had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Bud Norris

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
2.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.66
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.68
42.68
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
4.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1220
8.99
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
3.57
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1153
8.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5304
39.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.64
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.65
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4698
34.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Bud Norris

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
2.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3664
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.97
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.74
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.614
0.614
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Bud Norris

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
846.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
204
483.79
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
32
75.89
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
26
61.66
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
7.34
17.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
39
92.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
41
97.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.72
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
28.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
22
52.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
13.65
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
66
156.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA