Joe Colon vs. Basilio Rosell — Career Comparison

Joe Colon
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Basilio Rosell
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Basilio Rosell 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. Basilio Rosell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.64 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 7.2 and 2.000 for Joe Colon. By the career numbers, Basilio Rosell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Colon and Basilio Rosell

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.31
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.99
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.06
76.06
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.64
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
10.25
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.25
10.25
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.67
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.25
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
45
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147
39.52
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
5.54
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.58
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.77
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1895
34.88
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Joe Colon and Basilio Rosell

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.32
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.99
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.57
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.14
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.86
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.164
2.164
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.34
75.34
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Colon and Basilio Rosell

Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
226.23
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
600
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
548.36
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
154.92
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
120.49
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.59
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.38
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.43
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.48
65.11
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
201.64
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
186.89
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.8
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.8
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
81.15
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.42
74.81
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.51
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.67
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.92
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50