Bert Cole vs. Howie Nunn — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howie Nunn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Nunn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bert Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 5.11 and 1.820 for Howie Nunn. By the career numbers, Bert Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Howie Nunn

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.89
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
35.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Howie Nunn

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.83
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Howie Nunn

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
2509.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
108.85
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
19.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
21.93
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA