Sam Cooper vs. Chad Zerbe — Career Comparison

Sam Cooper
Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Zerbe
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Cooper built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Zerbe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chad Zerbe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 5.4 and 1.534 for Sam Cooper. By the career numbers, Chad Zerbe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Cooper and Chad Zerbe

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.79
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
5.4
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.87
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
10.05
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
9.48
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
3.76
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.74
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.63
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.17
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
40.77
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
38.38
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.44
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
6.64
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.29
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.8
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.43
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
34.97
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
34.03
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Sam Cooper and Chad Zerbe

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.79
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.67
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.81
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.26
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.41
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.21
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.53
89.53
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Cooper and Chad Zerbe

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
2850
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
557.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
41.15
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
164.29
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
42.17
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-5.27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
125
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA