Neal Cotts vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Neal Cotts
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Ortega built a career as a starting pitcher and Neal Cotts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Neal Cotts led in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 85), walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 93), and run prevention (ERA+ 91 vs 82). Phil Ortega held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 74 vs 64). Role difference aside, Neal Cotts holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Neal Cotts and Phil Ortega

Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.49
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.96
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
8.22
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
8.36
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.94
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.57
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
8.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
5.19
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.28
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
38.94
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
38.43
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.71
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.22
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.71
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.85
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.351
1.351
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
33.98
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
34.58
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Neal Cotts and Phil Ortega

Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.16
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.28
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.62
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.56
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neal Cotts and Phil Ortega

Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
144900
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
105.77
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.15
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.58
3.03
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
226.92
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA