Willis Cole vs. Gary Kolb — Career Comparison

Willis Cole
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Gary Kolb
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Willis Cole and Gary Kolb are closely matched on the surface stats. Gary Kolb posted stronger numbers in OPS (.581 vs .567) and home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). Willis Cole had the advantage in batting average (.216 vs .209). By the career numbers, Gary Kolb had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willis Cole and Gary Kolb

Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
68
147.83
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
350.9
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
276
600
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
600
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
245
532.61
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
538.92
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
115.22
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
112.57
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
40
86.96
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
87.43
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.57
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.78
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.7
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
7.19
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.19
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.26
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
25.15
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
21.71
47.19
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.51
48.51
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
70
152.17
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
159.28
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
75
163.04
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
167.66
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
23
50
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
75.45
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.13
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
34.73
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
41
89.13
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
102.99
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.58
51.25
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.56
48.57
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.35
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
20
43.48
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
55.09
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
76.09
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
104
124.55
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
7.89
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.57
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.59
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.58
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.52
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.98
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.79
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.52
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.77
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Willis Cole and Gary Kolb

Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.02
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.71
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.01
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.84
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1797
27
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
9
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.71
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.07
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.35
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
2.06
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.52
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.88
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.41
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.24
91.24
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.67
95.67
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.838
1.838
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.53
98.53
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.94
48.94
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01