Ron Cook vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Ortega 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 4.43 and 1.356 for Phil Ortega. 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 Phil Ortega

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.59
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
8.58
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.57
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.19
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.28
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
38.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
38.43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.25
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.71
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
34.58
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Ron Cook and Phil Ortega

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.28
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.08
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.84
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.73
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Cook and Phil Ortega

Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
1088.89
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
58.81
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
105.77
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
30.77
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.15
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
51.92
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
65.8
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
3.03
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
226.92
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA