Bert Cole vs. Mike Perez — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Perez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Perez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Perez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Mike Perez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Mike Perez

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.42
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.56
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
8.69
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
5.83
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.994
0.994
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
38.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.85
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
33.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Mike Perez

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.95
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.87
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Mike Perez

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
11047.06
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
388.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-6.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.46
-16.07
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA