Rheal Cormier vs. Jim Faulkner — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Rheal Cormier and Jim Faulkner are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Faulkner posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.75 vs 4.03) and home runs allowed (0.42 per nine innings vs 0.89). Rheal Cormier had the advantage in WHIP (1.311 vs 1.516). By the career numbers, Jim Faulkner had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.