Dennis Cook vs. Leo Hafford — Career Comparison

Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Hafford
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Hafford 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. Leo Hafford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0.95 and WHIP 1.263 compared to 3.91 and 1.373 for Dennis Cook. By the career numbers, Leo Hafford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Cook and Leo Hafford

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.63
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.18
58.18
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
3.91
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
8.45
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.16
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
3.47
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
6.57
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.842
0.842
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
38.24
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
37.89
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
4.32
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3802
33.82
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
32.21
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Dennis Cook and Leo Hafford

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.63
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.47
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.39
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Cook and Leo Hafford

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
540.98
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
118.03
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
37.61
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
157.38
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
108.2
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
39.45
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100