Ron Cook vs. Troy Mattes — Career Comparison

Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Troy Mattes
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Troy Mattes 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. Ron Cook posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 6 and 1.644 for Troy Mattes. By the career numbers, Ron Cook had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Cook and Troy Mattes

Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
8.58
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.8
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.17
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.2
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.2
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.019
1.019
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
38.33
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.4
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.25
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.6
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
35.8
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Ron Cook and Troy Mattes

Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.08
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.4
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Cook and Troy Mattes

Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
1088.89
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
6
133.33
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
58.81
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
112.12
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
222.22
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
7
155.56
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
65.8
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
126.02
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA