Bert Cole vs. Donn Roach — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Donn Roach
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Donn Roach 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 5.77 and 1.795 for Donn Roach. 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 Donn Roach

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
10.92
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
11.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.92
10.92
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
42.92
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.769
1.769
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
36.46
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.92
42.92

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Donn Roach

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.381
0.381
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Donn Roach

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
2520
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
130.09
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
108.85
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.43
48.93
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
125.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
167.26
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
164.6
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
47.79
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.14
56.11
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
128.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA