Sam Cooper vs. Jim Todd — Career Comparison

Sam Cooper
Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Todd
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Cooper built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Todd as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Todd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 5.4 and 1.534 for Sam Cooper. By the career numbers, Jim Todd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Cooper and Jim Todd

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.44
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.08
52.08
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.4
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.23
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
10.05
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
9.53
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.76
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.21
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.55
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.63
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.42
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
40.77
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
39.61
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.1
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
6.64
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
4.98
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.8
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.23
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
34.97
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
34.45
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Sam Cooper and Jim Todd

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.72
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.94
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.81
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
2.77
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.41
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
2.66
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.53
89.53
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Cooper and Jim Todd

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
8526.32
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
557.14
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
41.15
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.21
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
164.29
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
42.17
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.38
-43.55
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA