Steve Cooke vs. Matt Festa — Career Comparison

Steve Cooke
Gen XHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Festa
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Cooke built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Festa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Festa led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 100), strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 92). Steve Cooke held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 93). Role difference aside, Matt Festa holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Cooke and Matt Festa

Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.7
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.95
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.68
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.31
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.45
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
9
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
585
9.58
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
7.59
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.15
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.13
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.51
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
5.49
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
9.52
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2383
39.02
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
729
38.15
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.88
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.78
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.92
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.75
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2119
34.7
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
33.38
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Steve Cooke and Matt Festa

Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.7
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.95
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
9
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.68
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.18
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.05
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.59
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.73
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.51
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.73
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.85
94.85
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Cooke and Matt Festa

Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
323.32
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
600
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
531.61
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
74.61
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
10
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
87.05
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
77.72
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.76
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.37
-4.25
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
47
146.11
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.54
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA