Gerrit Cole vs. Curtis King — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Curtis King
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Curtis King 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 3.43 and 1.549 for Curtis King. 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 Curtis King

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.52
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.37
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.67
65.67
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.43
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
10.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.43
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
4.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
39.84
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.21
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.98
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.64
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
34.75
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Curtis King

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.52
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.88
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.88
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Curtis King

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
6800
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-95.32
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA