Dick Cogan vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Dick Cogan
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Ortega built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Cogan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Ortega posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 5 and 1.852 for Dick Cogan. By the career numbers, Phil Ortega had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Cogan and Phil Ortega

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.93
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.83
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.43
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
11.33
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.33
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.57
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.67
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.19
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.28
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
43.17
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
38.43
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.83
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.71
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
37
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
34.58
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.17
43.17
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Dick Cogan and Phil Ortega

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.4
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.93
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.94
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.64
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.28
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.16
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.84
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.73
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.48
81.48
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Cogan and Phil Ortega

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
394.23
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
523.08
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
49.85
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
169.23
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
105.77
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
30.77
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.15
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
51.92
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
50.19
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
3.03
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
118
226.92
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA