Steve Cooke vs. Jim Faulkner — Career Comparison

Steve Cooke
Gen XHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Faulkner
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Cooke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Faulkner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Faulkner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.516 compared to 4.31 and 1.454 for Steve Cooke. By the career numbers, Jim Faulkner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Cooke and Jim Faulkner

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.7
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.04
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.71
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.71
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.26
23.26
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.31
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.75
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.1
9
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
9.58
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
10.32
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.13
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
5.49
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.4
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2383
39.02
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
40.08
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.41
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.78
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.81
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.75
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119
34.7
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
36.47
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08

Fielding Stats for Steve Cooke and Jim Faulkner

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.7
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1649
27
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549.2
9
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.18
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.59
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.51
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.85
94.85
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Cooke and Jim Faulkner

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
323.32
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
531.61
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
534.78
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
74.61
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
62.18
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.44
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.44
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
10
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
43.42
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
87.05
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
143.48
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
77.72
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
169.57
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.87
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.76
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
46.63
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.37
-4.25
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
52.64
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
39.13
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
47
146.11
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.54
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA