Gerrit Cole vs. Don Lee — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Don Lee
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Gerrit Cole a clear advantage over Don Lee across the core pitching metrics. Gerrit Cole led in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 96), home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 112), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 103). Don Lee held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 109). Gerrit Cole was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Don Lee

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
3.61
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
8.99
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.88
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
5.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.34
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
38.6
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.63
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
4.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3241
35.21
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Don Lee

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.47
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.52
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.99
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
96.83
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Don Lee

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
244
592.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
247
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
548.99
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
86.01
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.88
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
30
72.87
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.57
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.43
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.49
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
8.54
20.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
109.09
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
111.74
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
104.45
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
12
29.15
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
31.47
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
24
58.3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
12.88
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.57
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
194.33
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.01
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA