Josh Beckett vs. Dennis Cook — Career Comparison

Josh Beckett
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Beckett built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Cook as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Beckett led in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 57), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 90). Dennis Cook held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 99). Role difference aside, Josh Beckett holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Josh Beckett and Dennis Cook

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.61
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.57
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.47
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.56
56.56
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.18
58.18
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
3.88
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
3.91
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
8.32
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
8.45
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.04
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
2.76
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
3.47
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
8.34
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
6.57
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.116
1.116
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8579
37.65
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
38.24
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
4.32
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.29
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.18
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.61
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.57
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7767
34.08
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3802
33.82
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Josh Beckett and Dennis Cook

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.58
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.97
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
1.63
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.47
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.55
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.39
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.89
94.89
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Beckett and Dennis Cook

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
335
600
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
517.61
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
540.98
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73.43
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
46.57
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.37
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.87
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.08
21.63
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
111.04
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
94.93
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
157.38
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.03
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
32.24
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
60.9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
5.4
9.68
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
110
197.01
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
59.1
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.16
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA