Gerrit Cole vs. Mike Perez — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mike Perez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Perez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Perez led in run prevention (ERA+ 157 vs 109), home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 133), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 116). Gerrit Cole held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 92). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Perez.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Mike Perez

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.56
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
8.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.68
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.12
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
5.83
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.994
0.994
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
38.37
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.6
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.85
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
33.76
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Mike Perez

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.95
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.87
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Mike Perez

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
11047.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
526.57
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
388.24
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-6.16
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.46
-16.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
234.97
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
58.74
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA