Cal Cooper vs. Jerry Koosman — Career Comparison

Cal Cooper
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerry Koosman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jerry Koosman built a career as a starting pitcher and Cal Cooper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Koosman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 45 and 6.000 for Cal Cooper. By the career numbers, Jerry Koosman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal Cooper and Jerry Koosman

Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
1.43
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.52
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.49
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.51
51.51
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.33
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.08
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
3.36
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.97
50.97
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11518
27
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.1
9
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3635
8.52
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.68
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
2.81
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.28
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2556
5.99
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.21
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.17
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15996
37.5
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.1
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
3.77
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.41
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.23
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.54
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14456
33.89
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
81
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Cal Cooper and Jerry Koosman

Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
1.43
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11519
27
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3839.2
9
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.27
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
1.36
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.73
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
1.64
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.32
94.32
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.08
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Cooper and Jerry Koosman

Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
349.05
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1052
600
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
915
521.86
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
62.17
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
53.61
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.84
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.56
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.19
10.37
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
73.57
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
82.13
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
20.53
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
26.24
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.63
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-9.7
-5.53
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.82
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
418
238.4
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
57.03
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
10.84
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100