Ernie Cox vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Ernie Cox
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Johan Santana built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Cox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johan Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.138 compared to 18 and 3.000 for Ernie Cox. By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Cox and Johan Santana

Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.35
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.16
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Ernie Cox and Johan Santana

Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.6
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6077
27
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2025.2
9
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.44
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.03
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.55
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.47
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Cox and Johan Santana

Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
774.19
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
600
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.86
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
78
167.74
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA