What years did Bert Cole play?

Bert Cole played in Major League Baseball from 1921 to 1927.

Was Bert Cole a pitcher?

Yes. Bert Cole pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 119 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bert Cole hit?

Bert Cole hit 1 career home runs with 49 hits.

What was Bert Cole's career batting average?

Bert Cole batted .239 over his career, with 49 hits in 205 at bats.

How many RBI did Bert Cole have?

Bert Cole drove in 18 runs in his career.

What was Bert Cole's career ERA?

Bert Cole finished with a 4.67 career ERA, going 28-32 with 119 strikeouts.

Bert Cole

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1921-1927)

Bert Cole was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1921 to 1927 for the Detroit Tigers, the Cleveland Guardians, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 7 seasons. Across 177 career appearances, he went 28-32 with a 4.67 ERA and 119 strikeouts. He also batted .239 with 1 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 28–32

ERA 4.67

WHIP 1.59

SO 119

Pitcher PIV -6794.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 7/1/1896 in San Francisco, CA, USA
Died: 5/30/1975 in San Mateo, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1921-04-19
Last Game: 1927-09-18

Full name: Albert George Cole

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bert Cole — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
28	32	177	46	18	4	10	605.2	735	314	26	230	119	4.67	-6794.4

Career ERA 4.67 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — 12.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bert Cole Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1921	DET	AL	7	4	20	11	7	1	1	109.2	134	52	36	22	4.27	4.02 (-6%)	-532.6
1922	DET	AL	1	6	23	5	2	1	0	79.1	105	43	39	21	4.88	4.18 (-17%)	-1297.6
1923	DET	AL	13	5	52	13	6	1	5	163.0	183	75	61	32	4.14	4.03 (-3%)	-2204.5
1924	DET	AL	3	9	28	11	2	1	2	109.1	135	57	35	16	4.69	4.13 (-14%)	-907.6
1925	DET	AL	2	3	14	2	1	0	1	33.2	44	22	15	7	5.88	4.55 (-29%)	-700.6
1925	CLE	AL	1	1	13	2	0	0	1	44.0	55	30	25	9	6.14	4.55 (-35%)	-780.3
1927	CHA	AL	1	4	27	2	0	0	0	66.2	79	35	19	12	4.72	4.08 (-16%)	-371.1
Career · 7 seasons			28	32	177	46	18	4	10	605.2	735	314	230	119	4.67	—	-6,794

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Bert Cole — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
202	205	29	49	3	4	1	18	1	11	36	.239	.284	.307	.592	-141

Career AVG .239 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — 16.1% below league average.

Career OBP .284 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 17.7% below league average.

Career SLG .307 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 22.3% below league average.

Career OPS .592 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 20.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bert Cole — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1921	DET	AL	30	46	12	13	2	3	0	8	0	1	4	.283	—	—	—	—	0.0
1922	DET	AL	27	25	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	9	.160	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	DET	AL	58	55	7	14	1	1	1	6	1	0	12	.255	.282 (-10%)	.344 (-22%)	.390 (-7%)	.734 (-14%)	-140.8
1924	DET	AL	33	37	4	10	0	0	0	2	0	4	6	.270	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	DET	AL	14	11	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	CLE	AL	13	13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1927	CHA	AL	27	18	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			202	205	29	49	3	4	1	18	1	11	36	.239	—	—	—	—	-141

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Bert Cole — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	112	93	13	27	0	7	.290
Away	92	113	16	22	1	12	.195

Pitching — Home / Away

Bert Cole — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	99	308.0	362	172	117	56	5.03
Away	78	296.1	377	143	114	63	4.34

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bert Cole — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1927-09-18	CHW	NYY	L	0	0	0
1927-09-16	CHW	NYY	L	0	0	0
1927-09-13	CHW	PHA	L	0	0	0
1927-09-10	CHW	MIN	L	3	0	0
1927-09-02	CHW	CLE	L	0	0	0
1927-08-21	CHW	PHA	L	1	0	0
1927-08-16	CHW	NYY	L	2	0	0
1927-07-28	CHW	MIN	L	1	0	0
1927-07-23	CHW	NYY	L	0	0	0
1927-07-20	CHW	MIN	L	1	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bert Cole — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1927-09-18	CHW	NYY	—	2.0	0	0	0	2	0
1927-09-16	CHW	NYY	—	2.0	4	2	1	0	1
1927-09-13	CHW	PHA	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1927-09-10	CHW	MIN	—	6.1	10	5	2	1	1
1927-09-02	CHW	CLE	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1
1927-08-21	CHW	PHA	—	4.0	4	2	2	1	2
1927-08-16	CHW	NYY	—	4.0	6	3	3	1	0
1927-07-28	CHW	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1927-07-23	CHW	NYY	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0
1927-07-20	CHW	MIN	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bert Cole — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	3	0	5	0	0	0
P	177	0	36	163	8	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bert Cole — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1921	DET	P	20	3	28	0	0
1922	DET	OF	1	3	0	0	0
1922	DET	P	23	6	21	2	1
1923	DET	P	52	9	37	1	1
1924	DET	OF	2	2	0	0	0
1924	DET	P	28	11	28	1	0
1925	DET	P	14	3	12	1	0
1925	CLE	P	13	3	10	1	0
1927	CHA	P	27	1	27	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bert Cole — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	177
Center Field	3

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Bert Cole: the record in brief

Bert Cole's major league career runs from a debut on April 19, 1921 to a final game on September 18, 1927. The season rows list, in order, the Detroit Tigers (1921 through 1925), the Cleveland Indians (1925), and the Chicago White Sox (1927). Born on July 1, 1896, in San Francisco, CA, USA, Cole is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 1 inch and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on May 30, 1975, in San Mateo, CA, USA. Cole's full given name, per the bio, is Albert George Cole.

Cole's career pitching line is 28 wins, 32 losses and a 4.67 ERA over 177 appearances. The same table counts 119 strikeouts, 18 complete games, and 10 saves. Against a 4.17 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.67 mark was 12.0% worse. Cole won 13 games in 1923, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bert Cole

What years did Bert Cole play?: Bert Cole played in Major League Baseball from 1921 to 1927.
Was Bert Cole a pitcher?: Yes. Bert Cole pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 119 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bert Cole hit?: Bert Cole hit 1 career home runs with 49 hits.
What was Bert Cole's career batting average?: Bert Cole batted .239 over his career, with 49 hits in 205 at bats.
How many RBI did Bert Cole have?: Bert Cole drove in 18 runs in his career.
What was Bert Cole's career ERA?: Bert Cole finished with a 4.67 career ERA, going 28-32 with 119 strikeouts.