Dennis Cook vs. Lou Tost — Career Comparison

Dennis Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Tost
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Tost 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. Lou Tost posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 3.91 and 1.373 for Dennis Cook. By the career numbers, Lou Tost had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Cook and Lou Tost

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.26
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.33
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.57
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.18
58.18
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.97
58.97
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
3.91
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.65
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3035
27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011.2
9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.45
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
9.21
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.81
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
3.47
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.24
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
6.57
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.67
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4298
38.24
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
38.88
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
4.32
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.17
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3802
33.82
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
35.4
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Dennis Cook and Lou Tost

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.92
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.63
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3035
27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011.2
9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.47
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.39
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.14
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.872
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.68
10.68
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Cook and Lou Tost

Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
3290.16
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
39
417.86
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
540.98
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
142.62
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
7
75
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.22
50.24
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
24.39
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
157.38
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
57.65
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
19.64
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dennis Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA