Ron Cook vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson 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 4.02 and 1.353 for Charley Wilson. 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 Charley Wilson

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
4.02
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
8.58
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
38.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
38.44
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
5.06
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
35.12
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Ron Cook and Charley Wilson

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.08
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Cook and Charley Wilson

Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
1088.89
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
58.81
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
65.8
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.8
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA