Aaron Cook vs. Mike Perez — Career Comparison

Aaron Cook
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Perez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Cook built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Perez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Perez led in run prevention (ERA+ 157 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 92 vs 57), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 96). Role difference aside, Mike Perez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Cook and Mike Perez

Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
1.64
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.43
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.42
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.03
49.03
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
4.6
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.56
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4219
27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406.1
9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1636
10.47
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
8.69
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.81
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.68
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
2.75
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.12
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.29
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
3.7
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
5.83
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.994
0.994
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6121
39.17
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
38.37
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.6
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
776
4.97
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.85
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.27
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.28
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.28
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5558
35.57
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
33.76
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Aaron Cook and Mike Perez

Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
1.64
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.43
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4219
27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406.1
9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.89
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.81
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.27
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
2.84
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.95
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.7
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.87
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.26
95.26
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Cook and Mike Perez

Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
272
345.03
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
11047.06
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
600
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
484.57
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
388.24
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
73.57
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.42
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.88
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.15
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
16.92
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-6.16
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.99
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
102.75
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
32.98
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
24.1
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
57.08
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.7
13.57
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.46
-16.07
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.54
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
26.64
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
164.9
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
84.99
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.81
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA