Steve Cooke vs. Scott Downs — Career Comparison

Steve Cooke
Gen XHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Cooke built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Downs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Downs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 94), walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 92). Steve Cooke held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Scott Downs.

Pitching Stats for Steve Cooke and Scott Downs

Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.7
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.46
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.48
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
4.31
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.56
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
585
9.58
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
8.73
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.8
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.13
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.34
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
5.49
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2383
39.02
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
38.49
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.35
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
4.78
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.99
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.75
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.96
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2119
34.7
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2870
34.38
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Steve Cooke and Scott Downs

Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.7
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.18
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.57
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.59
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.51
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.34
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.85
94.85
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Cooke and Scott Downs

Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
104
323.32
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
531.61
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
74.61
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
10
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
87.05
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
77.72
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.87
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.76
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.37
-4.25
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
146.11
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
175.86
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
4.11
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
62.18
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.54
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA