Mort Cooper vs. Matt Stites — Career Comparison

Mort Cooper
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Matt Stites
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mort Cooper built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Stites as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mort Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.215 compared to 7.13 and 1.656 for Matt Stites. By the career numbers, Mort Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mort Cooper and Matt Stites

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.44
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.17
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.37
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.05
63.05
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.02
81.02
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.97
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.13
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5522
27
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840.2
9
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
8.15
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
10.15
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.42
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.51
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.79
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.54
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.46
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.91
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7648
37.4
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
41.47
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.44
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.99
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7049
34.47
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
35.64
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.47
41.47

Fielding Stats for Mort Cooper and Matt Stites

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
27
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.2
9
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.51
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.085
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mort Cooper and Matt Stites

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
247.16
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
48
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
600
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
544.24
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.69
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
87.38
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.31
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.99
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.31
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.63
28.82
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
133.98
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
125.66
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.61
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
56.59
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
93.2
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.29
26.87
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.14
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
118
98.2
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.78
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.65
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA