Sam Cooper vs. Ryan Thompson — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Cooper built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Thompson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.210 compared to 5.4 and 1.534 for Sam Cooper. By the career numbers, Ryan Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Cooper and Ryan Thompson

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.47
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
5.4
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.54
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241.1
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
10.05
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
8.2
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.86
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
3.76
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.39
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.63
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
7.76
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
40.77
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
37.18
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.12
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
6.64
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.14
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.78
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
34.97
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
34.16
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Sam Cooper and Ryan Thompson

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.47
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241.1
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.53
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.81
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.39
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.41
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.53
89.53
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.31
95.31
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Cooper and Ryan Thompson

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
278.57
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
600
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
557.14
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
41.15
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
164.29
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
42.17
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA