Ron Cook vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ron Cook and Joe Grzenda are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ron Cook had the edge in WHIP (1.463 vs 1.562). By the career numbers, Ron Cook had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ron Cook and Joe Grzenda

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.91
23.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
8.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
38.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Ron Cook and Joe Grzenda

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.478
0.478
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.91
23.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Cook and Joe Grzenda

Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
49
1088.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
58.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
65.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA