Aaron Cook vs. Rudy Minarcin — Career Comparison

Aaron Cook
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rudy Minarcin
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Cook built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Minarcin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Cook posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.66 and 1.582 for Rudy Minarcin. By the career numbers, Aaron Cook had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Cook and Rudy Minarcin

Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.64
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.71
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.43
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.03
49.03
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
4.6
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.66
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4219
27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406.1
9
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1636
10.47
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
8.95
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.81
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.27
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
2.75
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.71
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.29
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
3.7
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.71
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6121
39.17
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
40.02
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.48
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
4.97
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.66
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.28
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.28
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.518
1.518
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5558
35.57
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
35.05
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Aaron Cook and Rudy Minarcin

Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.64
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.71
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.43
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4219
27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406.1
9
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.89
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.81
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.01
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
2.84
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.59
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.7
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.54
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.26
95.26
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.686
0.686
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Cook and Rudy Minarcin

Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
345.03
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
1105.26
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
600
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
484.57
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
505.26
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
73.57
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.42
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.88
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.15
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
16.92
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
31.81
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
84.99
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
102.75
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.98
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
24.1
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
57.08
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.7
13.57
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
41.31
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.54
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
26.64
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
130
164.9
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.99
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.81
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA