Ted Bowsfield vs. Ron Cook — Career Comparison

Ted Bowsfield
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Bowsfield built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Cook as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Cook posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 4.35 and 1.468 for Ted Bowsfield. By the career numbers, Ron Cook had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Ron Cook

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
2.92
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.53
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.35
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
9.5
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
8.58
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.86
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.52
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
4.43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
39.68
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
38.33
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
5.01
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.25
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
36
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Ron Cook

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
2.92
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.5
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.08
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.23
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Ron Cook

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
705
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
1088.89
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
519
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
66
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.53
16.6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
58.81
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
81
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
108
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
57
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
81
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
7.97
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
65.8
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
198
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA