Dennis Cook vs. Russ Ortiz — Career Comparison

Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Ortiz
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Russ Ortiz 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. Russ Ortiz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 57), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 87). Dennis Cook held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 68). Role difference aside, Russ Ortiz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Cook and Russ Ortiz

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.57
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.61
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.18
58.18
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.94
55.94
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.91
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
4.51
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.45
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1618
8.77
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.97
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
3.47
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.66
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
6.57
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
6.46
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.116
1.116
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.31
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.24
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4298
38.24
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7316
39.63
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.32
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
4.89
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.33
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.42
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.3
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.57
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.75
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3802
33.82
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6278
34.01
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Dennis Cook and Russ Ortiz

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.57
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.45
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.47
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.05
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.39
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.02
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Cook and Russ Ortiz

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
316
311.84
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
600
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
540.98
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
500.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
102.63
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
73.03
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.7
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.91
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.61
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.39
38.87
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
146.05
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
157.38
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
139.14
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
44.41
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
48.36
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
85.86
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.7
39.18
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.54
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
135
133.22
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.21
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.88
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA