Dennis Cook vs. Monty Stratton — Career Comparison

Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monty Stratton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Monty Stratton 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. Monty Stratton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 3.91 and 1.373 for Dennis Cook. By the career numbers, Monty Stratton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Cook and Monty Stratton

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.29
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.15
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.57
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.18
58.18
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.57
88.57
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
3.91
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.71
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.45
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9.03
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
3.47
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.75
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
6.57
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.62
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
38.24
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2053
37.91
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.32
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
4.34
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3802
33.82
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1892
34.94
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Dennis Cook and Monty Stratton

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.63
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3035
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011.2
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.47
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.39
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.68
10.68
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Cook and Monty Stratton

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
71
207.8
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
110
540.98
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
561.95
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
125.85
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
84.88
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
48.27
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
190.24
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
157.38
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
15
73.77
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
96.59
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
22
108.2
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
155.12
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.72
48.93
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
70.24
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8.54
8.54
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
23.41
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA