Gerrit Cole vs. Bob Lemon — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bob Lemon
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Gerrit Cole and Bob Lemon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Gerrit Cole carried a career ERA of 3.18 against Bob Lemon's 3.23. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Gerrit Cole and Bob Lemon — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Bob Lemon

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
1.45
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.4
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.79
61.79
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.09
76.09
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.59
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
3.23
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8550
27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2850
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2559
8.08
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.57
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1251
3.95
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1277
4.03
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.18
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12099
38.21
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.23
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
3.74
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10791
34.08
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Bob Lemon

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.94
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.21
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2604
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
868
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.09
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
7.39
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
10.82
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
10.48
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.84
96.84
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.124
2.124
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.58
24.58
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Bob Lemon

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
277.44
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
286
600
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1330
600
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1183
533.68
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
41
86.01
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
123.61
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
78.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
24.36
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.06
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.29
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
16.69
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.49
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
45.11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
21.14
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138.27
62.38
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.09
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
206.17
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
166.47
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
17
35.66
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
66.77
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
15
31.47
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
66.32
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
116.39
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.46
63.37
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
41.95
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
108.72
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
22.11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.06
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.45
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67