Steve Cooke vs. Joe Corbett — Career Comparison

Steve Cooke
Gen XHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Corbett
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Cooke built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Corbett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Corbett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 4.31 and 1.454 for Steve Cooke. By the career numbers, Joe Corbett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Cooke and Joe Corbett

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.7
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.16
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.07
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.31
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.42
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1445
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
481.2
9
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
585
9.58
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
9.29
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.13
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.59
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
5.49
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.63
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2383
39.02
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
40.08
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.78
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
5.36
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.75
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119
34.7
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1917
35.82
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08

Fielding Stats for Steve Cooke and Joe Corbett

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.7
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.24
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1506
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
9
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.18
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.08
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.59
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.25
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.51
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.85
94.85
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.08
85.08
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.29
20.29
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Cooke and Joe Corbett

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
323.32
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
72
181.51
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
193
600
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
171
531.61
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
579.83
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
24
74.61
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
136.13
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
20
62.18
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
103.36
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.44
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.73
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.44
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.77
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
10
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.29
46.1
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
28
87.05
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
173.95
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
25
77.72
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
153.78
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.87
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.76
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
15
46.63
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
161.34
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.37
-4.25
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.92
50.23
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.13
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
47
146.11
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.54
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100