Bert Cole vs. Denny Riddleberger — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Denny Riddleberger
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Riddleberger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Riddleberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Denny Riddleberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Denny Riddleberger

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.97
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
8.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.79
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
6.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
37.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.52
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
32.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Denny Riddleberger

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.97
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.56
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.56
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Denny Riddleberger

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
6180
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
3.21
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-14.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
360
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA