Ron Cook vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald 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 4.2 and 1.442 for James McDonald. 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 James McDonald

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
8.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.019
1.019
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
38.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Ron Cook and James McDonald

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Cook and James McDonald

Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
1088.89
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
58.81
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
65.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA