Ron Cook vs. Alfredo Simon — Career Comparison

Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alfredo Simon
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alfredo Simon 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 4.56 and 1.419 for Alfredo Simon. 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 Alfredo Simon

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.55
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.55
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
4.56
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
8.58
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
9.41
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.22
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.12
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
6.14
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.019
1.019
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.58
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
38.33
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3372
39.16
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.25
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
4.94
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.29
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.66
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3002
34.86
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Ron Cook and Alfredo Simon

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.75
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.08
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.86
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Cook and Alfredo Simon

Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
49
1088.89
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
1500
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
523.53
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
52.94
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
35.29
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
58.81
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
9.03
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
29.41
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
65.8
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-10.7
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
211.76
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA