Dennis Cook vs. Spec Harkness — Career Comparison

Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spec Harkness
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Spec Harkness 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. Spec Harkness posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 3.91 and 1.373 for Dennis Cook. By the career numbers, Spec Harkness had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Cook and Spec Harkness

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.8
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.04
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.57
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.18
58.18
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
3.91
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.37
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
189.2
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.45
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
9.21
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
3.47
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
3.61
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
6.57
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
4.03
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
38.24
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
36.68
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.32
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.7
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3802
33.82
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
32.93
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68

Fielding Stats for Dennis Cook and Spec Harkness

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.51
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.98
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.47
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.44
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.39
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.31
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Cook and Spec Harkness

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
38
312.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
540.98
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
567.12
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
13
106.85
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
10
82.19
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
31.89
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
17
139.73
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
157.38
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
16
131.51
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
9
73.97
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
29.24
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
32
263.01
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA