Dennis Cook vs. Leniel Hooker — Career Comparison

Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leniel Hooker
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Leniel Hooker 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 4.13 and 1.364 for Leniel Hooker. 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 Leniel Hooker

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.57
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.06
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.49
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.55
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.18
58.18
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.13
47.13
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.94
67.94
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.62
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.91
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
4.13
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2258
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
752.2
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.45
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
9.43
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.35
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
3.47
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.83
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
6.57
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
4.15
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4298
38.24
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3299
39.45
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.32
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
5.17
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.33
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.57
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.71
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3802
33.82
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2991
35.76
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Dennis Cook and Leniel Hooker

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.57
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.05
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2258
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
752.2
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.1
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.47
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
2.25
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.39
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
2.22
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.18
67.18
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Cook and Leniel Hooker

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
132
264
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
110
540.98
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
566
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
28
56
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
50
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
4.16
8.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
31
62
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
157.38
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
78
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
28
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
44
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.09
-10.17
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
22
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
13
63.93
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
9.38
9.38
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
150
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA