Casey Cox vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Casey Cox
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Ortega built a career as a starting pitcher and Casey Cox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Casey Cox led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 82). Phil Ortega held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 60). Role difference aside, Casey Cox holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Casey Cox and Phil Ortega

Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.64
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.7
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.15
48.15
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.16
19.16
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.7
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2286
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.78
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.76
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.57
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.58
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.51
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.19
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.697
0.697
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.3
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.28
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3238
38.24
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
38.43
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.45
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.71
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2934
34.65
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
34.58
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Casey Cox and Phil Ortega

Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.64
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.7
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2285
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
761.2
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.48
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.36
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.28
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.89
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.84
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.84
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.73
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.16
19.16
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Cox and Phil Ortega

Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
1062.07
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
174
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
520.69
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
15
51.72
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.77
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
51.72
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
7.07
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.54
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
15
51.72
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.54
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
22
75.86
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
105.77
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.34
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.24
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.15
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
27.59
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.08
-10.62
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
3.03
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
324.14
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
226.92
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
1.85
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
16
55.17
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA