Gerrit Cole vs. Juan Marichal — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Juan Marichal
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Gerrit Cole a clear advantage over Juan Marichal across the core pitching metrics. Gerrit Cole led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 84), strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 98). Juan Marichal held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 155 vs 116). Gerrit Cole was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Juan Marichal

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.17
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
0.62
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.37
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.36
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.12
63.12
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
97.03
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.13
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
3.18
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
2.89
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3153
8.09
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.82
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
2.3
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.82
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2303
5.91
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14236
36.53
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
3.41
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
3.41
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13417
34.43
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Juan Marichal

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.17
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.75
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.48
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
2.35
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
2.23
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
97.03
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Juan Marichal

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
212.85
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
286
600
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1339
600
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1221
547.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
41
86.01
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
90.52
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
74.83
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
12.99
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.49
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
15.68
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.72
20.04
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.09
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
110.68
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
108.44
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
32.71
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
15
31.47
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
33.61
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
64.53
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.22
13.09
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.03
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
120.54
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
31.81
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
8.96
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.24
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57