Gerrit Cole vs. Bob Joyce — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bob Joyce
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Gerrit Cole posted a stronger line than Bob Joyce. Gerrit Cole posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.18 vs 6.2) and WHIP (1.092 vs 1.735). By the career numbers, Gerrit Cole 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 Bob Joyce

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.35
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.55
29.55
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
12.56
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.56
12.56
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.86
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.62
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
42.34
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
7.16
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.735
1.735
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
39.24
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.34
42.34

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Bob Joyce

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
27
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1954
9
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.96
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.54
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.5
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Bob Joyce

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
44
463.16
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
568.42
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
63.16
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.29
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.49
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
19.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
109.09
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
115.79
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
7
73.68
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
35.66
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
5
52.63
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.78
-8.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Bob Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA