Ron Cook vs. Monty Stratton — Career Comparison

Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monty Stratton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Monty Stratton 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. Monty Stratton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 4 and 1.463 for Ron Cook. By the career numbers, Monty Stratton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Cook and Monty Stratton

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.29
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.15
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.57
88.57
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.71
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
8.58
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9.03
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.59
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.75
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.62
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
38.33
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053
37.91
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.25
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
4.34
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1892
34.94
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Ron Cook and Monty Stratton

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.08
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.478
0.478
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.91
23.91
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Cook and Monty Stratton

Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
1088.89
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
207.8
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
561.95
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
125.85
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
84.88
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.27
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
58.81
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
48.27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
190.24
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
96.59
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
155.12
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
65.8
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.72
48.93
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
8.54
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.41
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA