Dennis Cook vs. Fred Heimach — Career Comparison

Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Heimach 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 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. 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 Fred Heimach

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.18
58.18
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.91
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
3.47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
6.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4298
38.24
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3802
33.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Dennis Cook and Fred Heimach

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.63
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3035
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011.2
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.39
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.68
10.68
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Cook and Fred Heimach

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
110
540.98
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
131.06
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
107.51
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.07
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.55
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.41
46.5
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
165.87
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
32
157.38
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
59.39
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
106.48
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.08
52.3
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
98
100.34
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
5.98
5.98
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.38
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100