Gerrit Cole vs. Josh Lindblom — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Josh Lindblom
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Lindblom as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gerrit Cole led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 96), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 104). Role difference aside, Gerrit Cole holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Josh Lindblom

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.78
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
8.83
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.75
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
8.61
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
39.01
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.51
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.91
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
34.36
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Josh Lindblom

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.96
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.86
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.54
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.21
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.5
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.16
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Josh Lindblom

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
20100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
234.97
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA