Gerrit Cole vs. Jim Todd — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jim Todd
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Todd 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 63), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 91), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 97). Role difference aside, Gerrit Cole holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Jim Todd

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.44
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.41
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.08
52.08
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
4.23
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9.53
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.21
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.55
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.42
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
39.61
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
4.98
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.64
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.23
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
34.45
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Jim Todd

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.72
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.94
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.77
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.66
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.18
96.18
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Jim Todd

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
8526.32
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.21
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
31.47
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.38
-43.55
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA