Gerrit Cole vs. Oliver Drake — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Oliver Drake
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Oliver Drake as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gerrit Cole led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 121), walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 107), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 103). Oliver Drake held the edge in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 120). Role difference aside, Gerrit Cole holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Oliver Drake

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
8.63
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
204.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
8.15
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.66
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
10.04
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.62
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
38.32
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.51
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
34.18
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Oliver Drake

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
8.63
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
204.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.19
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.96
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.84
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.03
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.03
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Oliver Drake

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
58800
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
86.01
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.08
21.14
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
109.09
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
31.47
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
234.97
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Oliver Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Oliver Drake
Career
Per 600 PA