Dennis Cook vs. Jim Hardin — Career Comparison

Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Hardin
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Hardin 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. Jim Hardin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 57), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 84). Role difference aside, Jim Hardin holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Cook and Jim Hardin

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.96
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.41
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.38
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.18
58.18
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.33
57.33
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
3.91
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.18
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2255
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.2
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
8.45
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
8.27
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.84
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
3.47
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.42
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
6.57
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.89
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
38.24
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3096
37.07
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
4.32
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
3.62
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3802
33.82
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2849
34.11
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07

Fielding Stats for Dennis Cook and Jim Hardin

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.96
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2255
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.2
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.72
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.02
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.47
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.77
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.39
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.74
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.97
97.97
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Cook and Jim Hardin

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
164
367.16
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
600
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
540.98
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
523.88
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
53.73
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
38.06
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.24
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.72
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.72
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
15.67
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
7.83
17.53
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
89.55
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
157.38
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
80.6
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
35.82
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
38.06
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
67.16
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-0.16
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.87
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
219.4
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
47.01
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA