Dick Carroll vs. Steve Cooke — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Dick Carroll and Steve Cooke are fairly close on the surface numbers. Steve Cooke posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.454 vs 1.600) and home runs allowed (1 per nine innings vs 1.8). Dick Carroll had the advantage in ERA (3.6 vs 4.31). By the career numbers, Steve Cooke 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.