Bert Cole vs. Joe Ross — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Ross
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bert Cole and Joe Ross are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Ross posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.28 vs 4.67) and WHIP (1.369 vs 1.593). Bert Cole had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.39 per nine innings vs 1.17). By the career numbers, Joe Ross had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Joe Ross

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.97
46.97
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.38
54.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1705
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
568.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
9.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
2.98
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
8.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2456
38.89
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
4.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2205
34.92
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Joe Ross

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.54
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.606
0.606
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.38
54.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Joe Ross

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
175
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
157
538.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
29
99.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
25
85.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6.59
22.59
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
33
113.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
37
126.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5.72
19.61
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.31
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
69
236.57
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
2.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA