Ron Cook vs. Tommy de la Cruz — Career Comparison

Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy de la Cruz
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy de la Cruz built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Cook as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy de la Cruz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.124 compared to 4 and 1.463 for Ron Cook. By the career numbers, Tommy de la Cruz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Cook and Tommy de la Cruz

Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.94
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.25
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
8.58
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
8
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.12
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.06
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
38.33
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
36.22
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.25
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
34.06
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.22
36.22

Fielding Stats for Ron Cook and Tommy de la Cruz

Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.08
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.478
0.478
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.265
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.91
23.91
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Cook and Tommy de la Cruz

Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
1088.89
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
36
332.31
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
535.38
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
58.81
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
19.49
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
110.77
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
110.77
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.15
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
65.8
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
9.77
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA