Barry Cort vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Barry Cort
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Barry Cort and Nels Potter are fairly close on the surface numbers. Barry Cort posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.33 vs 3.99) and home runs allowed (0.37 per nine innings vs 0.66). Nels Potter had the advantage in WHIP (1.366 vs 1.438). By the career numbers, Barry Cort 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.

Pitching Stats for Barry Cort and Nels Potter

Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.59
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.94
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.99
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.25
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.33
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.069
1.069
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
37.73
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
38.69
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.67
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
32.92
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Barry Cort and Nels Potter

Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.59
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.1
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.85
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.85
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Barry Cort and Nels Potter

Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
600
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
47.92
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA