King Cole vs. Bobby Tiefenauer — Career Comparison

King Cole
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Tiefenauer
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

King Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Tiefenauer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. King Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 3.84 and 1.310 for Bobby Tiefenauer. By the career numbers, King Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Cole and Bobby Tiefenauer

King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.59
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
5.1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.71
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.47
67.47
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.47
26.47
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.58
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.66
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.12
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.84
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2192
27
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730.2
9
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.09
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
8.89
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.83
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.08
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.48
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
3.67
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.81
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3001
36.96
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
38.11
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.1
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.81
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.59
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
32.57
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1239
35.29
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for King Cole and Bobby Tiefenauer

King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.66
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
5.23
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.08
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.65
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.2
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.8
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.88
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.99
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
7.08
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.87
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.91
89.91
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.26
23.26
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Cole and Bobby Tiefenauer

King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
130
287.82
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
2237.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
600
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
551.29
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
39
487.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
95.2
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
77.49
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.07
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.71
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.39
25.21
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
6.56
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
119.56
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
115.13
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.64
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.42
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
73.06
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
21.77
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.25
-15.61
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
15.5
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
177.12
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
187.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
28.78
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA