Ron Cook vs. Tiny Osborne — Career Comparison

Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tiny Osborne
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tiny Osborne 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 4.72 and 1.560 for Tiny Osborne. 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 Tiny Osborne

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.98
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.03
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.43
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.56
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.66
43.66
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
4.72
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1938
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
8.58
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
9.65
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.17
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
4.39
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
3.66
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
38.33
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
40.32
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.61
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.25
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
5.71
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2557
35.62
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Ron Cook and Tiny Osborne

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.08
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.478
0.478
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.923
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.91
23.91
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Cook and Tiny Osborne

Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
1088.89
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
370.43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
573.91
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
114.78
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
96.52
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.26
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
58.81
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.26
29.37
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
133.04
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
130.43
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
36.52
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
41.74
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
78.26
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
65.8
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.09
28.94
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.04
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
153.91
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100