Gerrit Cole vs. Willie Garoni — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Willie Garoni
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Garoni 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 4.5 and 1.400 for Willie Garoni. 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 Willie Garoni

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
2.3
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
37.8
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
36
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Willie Garoni

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Willie Garoni

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
234.97
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Willie Garoni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Garoni
Career
Per 600 PA