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Randy Johnson vs Gerrit Cole Comparison

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Info

Teams

Randy Johnson Montreal Expos (1988–1989), Seattle Mariners (1989–1998), Houston Astros (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2004, 2007–2008), New York Yankees (2005–2006), San Francisco Giants (2009)
Gerrit Cole Pittsburgh Pirates (2013-2017), Houston Astros (2018-2019), New York Yankees (2020-Present)

Position

Randy Johnson Left Handed Pitcher
Gerrit Cole Right Handed Pitcher

Height

Randy Johnson 6'10"
Gerrit Cole 6'4"

Weight

Randy Johnson 225
Gerrit Cole 225

Bats

Randy Johnson Right
Gerrit Cole Right

Throws

Randy Johnson Left
Gerrit Cole Right

Drafted/Signed

Randy Johnson By the Expos in the 2nd Round (36th Overall) in the 1985 Draft
Gerrit Cole By the Pirates in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 2011 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Randy Johnson 1 (2001) Star
Gerrit Cole 0

World Series Appearances

Randy Johnson 1 (2001) Star
Gerrit Cole 1 (2019) Star

Playoff Appearances

Randy Johnson 8 (1995, 1997-1999, 2001-2002, 2005-2006) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Gerrit Cole 6 (2013, 2015, 2018-2021) StarStarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Randy Johnson 1 (2001) Star
Gerrit Cole 0

Awards And Honors

MVP

Randy Johnson 0
Gerrit Cole 0

Cy Young

Randy Johnson 5 (1995, 1999-2002) StarStarStarStarStar
Gerrit Cole 0

Gold Gloves

Randy Johnson 0
Gerrit Cole 0

Rookie of the Year

Randy Johnson No
Gerrit Cole No

All-Star Games

Randy Johnson 10 (1990, 1993-1995, 1997, 1999-2002, 2004) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Gerrit Cole 4 (2015, 2018-2019, 2021) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Wins

Randy Johnson 1 (2002) Star
Gerrit Cole 1 (2021) Star

League Leader in ERA

Randy Johnson 4 (1995, 1999, 2001-2002) StarStarStarStar
Gerrit Cole 1 (2019) Star

League Leader in Strikeouts

Randy Johnson 9 (1992-1995, 1999-2002, 2004) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Gerrit Cole 1 (2019) Star

League Leader in WHIP

Randy Johnson 3 (1995, 2001, 2004) StarStarStar
Gerrit Cole 0

Pitching

Wins (W)

Randy Johnson 303
Gerrit Cole 130

Losses (L)

Randy Johnson 166
Gerrit Cole 71

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Randy Johnson .646%
Gerrit Cole .647%

Games (G)

Randy Johnson 618
Gerrit Cole 267

Games Started (GS)

Randy Johnson 603
Gerrit Cole 267

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Randy Johnson 3.30
Gerrit Cole 3.23

Innings Pitched (IP)

Randy Johnson 4,152.2
Gerrit Cole 1,650

Hits Allowed (H)

Randy Johnson 3,346
Gerrit Cole 1,392

Runs Allowed (R)

Randy Johnson 1,703
Gerrit Cole 638

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Randy Johnson 1,513
Gerrit Cole 593

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Randy Johnson 411
Gerrit Cole 186

Strikeouts (SO)

Randy Johnson 4,875
Gerrit Cole 1,930

Walks (BB)

Randy Johnson 1,497
Gerrit Cole 423

Batters Faced (BF)

Randy Johnson 17,067
Gerrit Cole 6,650

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Randy Johnson 37
Gerrit Cole 6

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Randy Johnson 190
Gerrit Cole 48

Complete Games (CG)

Randy Johnson 100
Gerrit Cole 6

Shutouts (SHO)

Randy Johnson 37
Gerrit Cole 3

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Randy Johnson 1.17
Gerrit Cole 1.10

Hits Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson 7.3
Gerrit Cole 7.6

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson 0.9
Gerrit Cole 1.0

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson 10.6
Gerrit Cole 10.5

Walks Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson 3.3
Gerrit Cole 2.3

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Randy Johnson 28.6%
Gerrit Cole 29.0%

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Randy Johnson 8.8%
Gerrit Cole 6.4%

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Randy Johnson 3.3
Gerrit Cole 4.6

RA9

Randy Johnson 3.71
Gerrit Cole 3.48

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Randy Johnson 7
Gerrit Cole 8

Losses (L)

Randy Johnson 9
Gerrit Cole 5

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Randy Johnson .438%
Gerrit Cole .615%

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Randy Johnson 3.50
Gerrit Cole 2.93

Games (G)

Randy Johnson 19
Gerrit Cole 14

Games Started (GS)

Randy Johnson 16
Gerrit Cole 14

Innings Pitched (IP)

Randy Johnson 121
Gerrit Cole 86

Hits Allowed (H)

Randy Johnson 106
Gerrit Cole 58

Runs Allowed (R)

Randy Johnson 51
Gerrit Cole 29

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Randy Johnson 47
Gerrit Cole 28

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Randy Johnson 15
Gerrit Cole 15

Walks (BB)

Randy Johnson 32
Gerrit Cole 22

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Randy Johnson 2
Gerrit Cole 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Randy Johnson 0
Gerrit Cole 1

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Randy Johnson 1.14
Gerrit Cole 0.93

Hits Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson 8.0
Gerrit Cole 6.1

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson 1.1
Gerrit Cole 1.6

Walks Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson 2.4
Gerrit Cole 2.3

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Randy Johnson 6.5%
Gerrit Cole 6.5%

Best Pitching

Wins (W)

Randy Johnson 24 (2002)
Gerrit Cole 20 (2019)

Losses (L)

Randy Johnson 0 (1996)
Gerrit Cole 3 (2020)

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Randy Johnson 1% (1996)
Gerrit Cole .800% (2019)

Games (G)

Randy Johnson 35 (2004)
Gerrit Cole 33 (2019)

Games Started (GS)

Randy Johnson 35 (2004)
Gerrit Cole 33 (2019)

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Randy Johnson 2.28 (1997)
Gerrit Cole 2.50 (2019)

Innings Pitched (IP)

Randy Johnson 271.667 (1999)
Gerrit Cole 212.1 (2019)

Hits Allowed (H)

Randy Johnson 23 (1988)
Gerrit Cole 53 (2020)

Runs Allowed (R)

Randy Johnson 8 (1988)
Gerrit Cole 27 (2020)

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Randy Johnson 7 (1988)
Gerrit Cole 23 (2020)

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Randy Johnson 3 (1988)
Gerrit Cole 7 (2016)

Strikeouts (SO)

Randy Johnson 372 (2001)
Gerrit Cole 326 (2019)

Walks (BB)

Randy Johnson 7 (1988)
Gerrit Cole 17 (2020)

Batters Faced (BF)

Randy Johnson 1079 (1999)
Gerrit Cole 849 (2017)

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Randy Johnson 0 (1996)
Gerrit Cole 0 (2021)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Randy Johnson 0 (1988)
Gerrit Cole 2 (2021)

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Randy Johnson 0.90 (2004)
Gerrit Cole 0.89 (2019)

Hits Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson 6.2 (1997)
Gerrit Cole 6.0 (2019)

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson 0.5 (1995)
Gerrit Cole 0.5 (2016)

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson 13.4 (2001)
Gerrit Cole 13.8 (2019)

Strikeout Percentage – (KP)

Randy Johnson 37.4% (2001)
Gerrit Cole 39.9% (2019)

Walks Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson 1.6 (2004)
Gerrit Cole 1.9 (2015)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Randy Johnson 4.6% (2004)
Gerrit Cole 5.3% (2015)

Strikeout to Walk Ration (KPBB)

Randy Johnson 6.6 (2004)
Gerrit Cole 6.8 (2019)

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Info

Teams

Randy Johnson Montreal Expos (1988–1989), Seattle Mariners (1989–1998), Houston Astros (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2004, 2007–2008), New York Yankees (2005–2006), San Francisco Giants (2009)
Gerrit Cole Pittsburgh Pirates (2013-2017), Houston Astros (2018-2019), New York Yankees (2020-Present)

Position

Randy Johnson Left Handed Pitcher
Gerrit Cole Right Handed Pitcher

Height

Randy Johnson 6'10"
Gerrit Cole 6'4"

Weight

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Bats

Randy Johnson Right
Gerrit Cole Right

Throws

Randy Johnson Left
Gerrit Cole Right

Drafted/Signed

Randy Johnson By the Expos in the 2nd Round (36th Overall) in the 1985 Draft
Gerrit Cole By the Pirates in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 2011 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

World Series Appearances

Randy Johnson 1 (2001)
Gerrit Cole 1 (2019)

Playoff Appearances

Randy Johnson 8 (1995, 1997-1999, 2001-2002, 2005-2006)
Gerrit Cole 6 (2013, 2015, 2018-2021)

World Series MVP

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Awards And Honors

MVP

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Cy Young

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Gold Gloves

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Rookie of the Year

Randy Johnson No
Gerrit Cole No

All-Star Games

Randy Johnson 10 (1990, 1993-1995, 1997, 1999-2002, 2004)
Gerrit Cole 4 (2015, 2018-2019, 2021)

League Leader in Wins

Randy Johnson 1 (2002)
Gerrit Cole 1 (2021)

League Leader in ERA

Randy Johnson 4 (1995, 1999, 2001-2002)
Gerrit Cole 1 (2019)

League Leader in Strikeouts

Randy Johnson 9 (1992-1995, 1999-2002, 2004)
Gerrit Cole 1 (2019)

League Leader in WHIP

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Pitching

Wins (W)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Losses (L)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Games (G)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Games Started (GS)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Innings Pitched (IP)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Hits Allowed (H)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Runs Allowed (R)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Strikeouts (SO)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Walks (BB)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Batters Faced (BF)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Complete Games (CG)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Shutouts (SHO)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Hits Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Walks Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

RA9

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Losses (L)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Games (G)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Games Started (GS)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Innings Pitched (IP)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Hits Allowed (H)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Runs Allowed (R)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Walks (BB)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Hits Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Walks Per 9 Innings

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Randy Johnson Gerrit Cole

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