Gerrit Cole vs. Dizzy Dean — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Gerrit Cole and Dizzy Dean are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dizzy Dean posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.02 vs 3.18) and home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 1). Gerrit Cole had the advantage in WHIP (1.092 vs 1.206). By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean 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 Gerrit Cole and Dizzy Dean

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.45
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
1.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.38
64.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.56
72.56
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
3.18
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
8.78
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.43
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
2.3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
5.32
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8171
37.38
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.35
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
3.54
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.206
1.206
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7691
35.18
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.38
37.38

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Dizzy Dean

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1954
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.96
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.54
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Dizzy Dean

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
286
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
561.62
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
41
86.01
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
126.11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
98.69
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.49
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
21.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.52
38.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.09
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
133.94
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
17
35.66
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
15
31.47
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.35
40.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.78
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
81.46
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
30.55
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100