Joe Colon vs. Brian Rose — Career Comparison

Joe Colon
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Rose
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brian Rose built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Colon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Rose posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.86 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 7.2 and 2.000 for Joe Colon. By the career numbers, Brian Rose had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Colon and Brian Rose

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.15
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.71
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.41
79.41
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
5.86
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
10.48
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.77
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.48
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.78
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.918
0.918
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
45
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
40.74
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
6.24
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.47
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.551
1.551
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1155
36.56
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74

Fielding Stats for Joe Colon and Brian Rose

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.15
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.71
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.96
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.9
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.41
79.41
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Colon and Brian Rose

Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
1275
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
506.25
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.04
-38.21
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
11
206.25
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Rose
Career
Per 600 PA