Bert Cole vs. Mike Ryba — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Ryba
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Ryba as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Ryba posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Mike Ryba had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Mike Ryba

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.76
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.47
60.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.66
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2351
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
9.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.84
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.707
0.707
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3352
38.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.52
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3098
35.58
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Mike Ryba

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Mike Ryba

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
519.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
600
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
512.8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
120.42
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
107.96
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
18.35
38.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
132.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
62
164.6
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
166.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
18
37.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
18
47.79
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
49.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
42
87.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.73
47.19
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
64.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.32
9.32
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.52
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA