Gerrit Cole vs. Rudy Minarcin — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Rudy Minarcin
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Minarcin 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 4.66 and 1.582 for Rudy Minarcin. 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 Rudy Minarcin

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.66
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
8.95
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
3.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
40.02
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.48
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.66
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.518
1.518
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
35.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Rudy Minarcin

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.01
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.59
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.54
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.686
0.686
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Rudy Minarcin

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
1105.26
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
526.57
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
86.01
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.08
21.14
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
31.81
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
31.47
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
41.31
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA