Bert Cole vs. Gary Ross — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Ross
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Ross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Gary Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Gary Ross

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.59
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.85
20.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
3.92
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2141
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
9.63
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
3.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
4.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3132
39.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
4.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2762
34.83
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Gary Ross

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.74
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.82
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.21
97.21
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.85
20.85
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Gary Ross

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
2358.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
61
508.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
7.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-9.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
3.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA