Ron Cook vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell 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 4.1 and 1.544 for Fred Mitchell. 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 Fred Mitchell

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.63
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
8.58
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
38.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Ron Cook and Fred Mitchell

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.64
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Ron Cook and Fred Mitchell

Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
1088.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
118.03
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.89
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
22.62
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
58.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.91
38.27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
147.54
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
144.59
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
54.1
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
65.8
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.68
41
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.82
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100