Dennis Cook vs. Rich Hunter — Career Comparison

Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hunter
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hunter 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 6.49 and 1.716 for Rich Hunter. 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 Rich Hunter

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.82
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.82
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.18
58.18
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.91
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.45
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
10.9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.16
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.3
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
3.47
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.28
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
6.57
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
4.15
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.65
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4298
38.24
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
41.8
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.32
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
7.01
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.33
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.34
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3802
33.82
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
35.96
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Dennis Cook and Rich Hunter

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.82
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.82
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.65
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.69
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.47
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.39
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.34
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Cook and Rich Hunter

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
15
391.3
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
540.98
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
23.21
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
157.38
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
21.4
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA