Dave Cole vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Dave Cole
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 4.93 and 1.770 for Dave Cole. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Cole and Lance McCullers

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.93
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
237.1
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
8.38
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
7.55
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.31
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.51
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.36
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
41.75
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.73
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
33.94
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.75
41.75
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Dave Cole and Lance McCullers

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
7.39
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
5.23
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.5
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.41
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.78
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.45
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.88
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.19
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.71
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.702
0.702
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.24
20.24
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Cole and Lance McCullers

Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
85
796.88
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
571.88
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
62.36
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
17.63
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
59.1
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
6.14
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
140.63
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100