Gerrit Cole vs. Jim Handiboe — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jim Handiboe
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Handiboe 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 3.32 and 1.009 for Jim Handiboe. 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 Jim Handiboe

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.95
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.32
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.195
0.195
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
7.49
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.47
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.61
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
6.55
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.95
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
36.71
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.13
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.089
1.089
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7233
33.31
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
33.16
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Jim Handiboe

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.32
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.17
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Jim Handiboe

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
14
168
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
528
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.49
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.08
21.14
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
21.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
72
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
132
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
35.66
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
120
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
144
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
15.17
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
72
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100