Ron Cook vs. Ewing Waddy — Career Comparison

Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ewing Waddy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Ewing Waddy 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 6.81 and 1.826 for Ewing Waddy. 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 Ewing Waddy

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.11
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.67
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.82
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
6.81
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
27
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.2
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
8.58
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
12.91
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.52
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
38.33
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
43.43
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.25
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
8.69
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.29
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.82
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
38.27
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Ron Cook and Ewing Waddy

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.22
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.08
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.81
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Cook and Ewing Waddy

Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
1088.89
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
385.71
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
58.81
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
45.66
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
7
155.56
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
65.8
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
48.63
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100