Gerrit Cole vs. Ed Pierce — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ed Pierce
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Gerrit Cole posted a stronger line than Ed Pierce. Gerrit Cole posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.18 vs 3.38) and WHIP (1.092 vs 2.438). By the career numbers, Gerrit Cole had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Ed Pierce

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.37
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.87
11.87
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
43.88
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
3.41
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.64
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.438
2.438
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
35.44
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.471
0.471
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Ed Pierce

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Ed Pierce

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