Gerrit Cole vs. José Fermin — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
José Fermin
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and José Fermin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gerrit Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.092 compared to 4.46 and 1.456 for José Fermin. By the career numbers, Gerrit Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and José Fermin

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
10.49
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
0.7
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.46
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
7.49
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
6.55
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.03
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
10.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.806
1.806
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
39.84
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7233
33.31
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
33.29
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and José Fermin

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
10.49
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.96
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.54
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.5
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.075
0.075
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Fermin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and José Fermin

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
40
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
600
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
526.57
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
José Fermin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
José Fermin
Career
Per 600 PA