Dennis Cook vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Ortega 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 90 vs 82), and strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 85). Phil Ortega held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 74 vs 57). Role difference aside, Dennis Cook holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Cook and Phil Ortega

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.18
58.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.91
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
8.45
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.16
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
3.47
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.57
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
6.57
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
5.19
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.28
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4298
38.24
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
38.43
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.32
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.71
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3802
33.82
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
34.58
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Dennis Cook and Phil Ortega

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.28
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.47
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.39
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Cook and Phil Ortega

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
540.98
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
157.38
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
105.77
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
30.77
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.15
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
51.92
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
3.03
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
118
226.92
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.62
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA