Dennis Cook vs. Sterling Hitchcock — Career Comparison

Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Hitchcock
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Hitchcock 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. Sterling Hitchcock led in home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 57), strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 84). Dennis Cook held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 108). Role difference aside, Sterling Hitchcock holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Cook and Sterling Hitchcock

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.97
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.4
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.52
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.53
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.18
58.18
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.17
71.17
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.91
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.8
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3857
27
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1285.2
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.45
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1374
9.62
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.16
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
3.47
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
3.3
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
6.57
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
6.98
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.116
1.116
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.29
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4298
38.24
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5635
39.45
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.19
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.32
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
5.17
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.3
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.34
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.57
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.65
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3802
33.82
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5031
35.22
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Dennis Cook and Sterling Hitchcock

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.97
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.4
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3857
27
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1285.2
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.95
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.47
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.27
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.39
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.17
71.17
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Cook and Sterling Hitchcock

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
281
702.5
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
540.98
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
525
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
19
47.5
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
19
47.5
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
3.6
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
19
47.5
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
157.38
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
26
65
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
14
35
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.5
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
19
47.5
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.33
-20.83
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.5
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
112
280
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
2.14
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.5
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0