Dennis Cook vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Donnelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Cook as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Cook posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 4.03 and 1.534 for Ed Donnelly. By the career numbers, Dennis Cook had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Cook and Ed Donnelly

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.18
58.18
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.91
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.03
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.45
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
3.47
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
6.57
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4298
38.24
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
40.28
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.32
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
5.78
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3802
33.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Dennis Cook and Ed Donnelly

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.63
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3035
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.39
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.68
10.68
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Cook and Ed Donnelly

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
540.98
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
16
106.67
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6.55
43.66
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
24
160
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
157.38
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
23
153.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7.31
48.73
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100