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Steve Cooke

Steven Montague Cooke

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: January 14, 1970 in Lihue-Kauai, HI
High School: Tigard HS (Tigard, OR)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 35th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed May 23, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 28, 1992
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Reds 1992-1998

Final Game: April 2, 1998
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1992 22 PIT NL 11 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 90 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
1993 23 PIT NL 32 79 71 4 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 17 .155 .164 .183 .347 -6 13 4 1 6 1 0 1 RoY-11
1994 24 PIT NL 25 47 42 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .190 .190 .214 .405 5 9 0 0 5 0 0 1
1996 26 PIT NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1997 27 PIT NL 32 59 52 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 .058 .058 .077 .135 -65 4 1 0 7 0 0 1
1998 28 CIN NL 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 163 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Yrs 104 193 171 8 24 4 0 0 7 0 0 0 47 .140 .145 .164 .308 -19 28 5 1 20 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 301 266 12 37 6 0 0 11 0 0 0 73 .140 .145 .164 .308 -19 44 8 2 31 2 0
PIT (5 yrs) 103 191 169 8 23 4 0 0 7 0 0 0 47 .136 .140 .160 .300 -21 27 5 1 20 1 0
CIN (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 163 1 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1992 22 PIT NL 11 5 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1993 23 PIT NL 32 79 -11 0 -0 0 10 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $115,000 1 RoY-11
1994 24 PIT NL 25 47 -7 0 0 0 7 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $187,500 1
1996 26 PIT NL 3 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .493 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $180,000 /1
1997 27 PIT NL 32 59 -14 0 -0 0 9 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.5 .484 .497 -0.5 0.0 -3 $300,000 1
1998 28 CIN NL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .549 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $300,000 /1
6 Seasons 104 193 -31 0 -1 0 27 -5 -0.5 5 0 -0.4 .495 .499 -0.4 0.0 0 $1,082,500
PIT (5 yrs) 103 191 -31 0 -1 0 26 -5 -0.5 5 -0 -0.5 .495 .499 -0.5 0.0 -0 $782,500
CIN (1 yr) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .549 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $300,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1992 22 PIT NL 5 4 0 0.0 92 .333 .333 .259 .333 .325 .333 .381 .667 .706 90 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
1993 23 PIT NL 79 71 2 0.8 103 .200 .155 .270 .164 .335 .183 .411 .347 .746 -6 .035 -10.8 -1.1 .219 .028 .028
1994 24 PIT NL 47 39 2 1.4 110 .267 .190 .275 .190 .343 .214 .431 .405 .774 5 .089 -6.0 -0.6 .265 .024 .024
1996 26 PIT NL 1 1 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .273 .000 .343 .000 .428 .000 .771 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1997 27 PIT NL 59 57 0 0.0 111 .088 .058 .274 .058 .346 .077 .430 .135 .776 -65 .000 -12.9 -1.3 .080 .019 .019
1998 28 CIN NL 2 1 1 26.9 109 .500 .500 .271 .500 .342 .500 .428 1.000 .770 163 .958 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
6 Yrs 193 173 5 0.8 107 .192 .140 .272 .145 .340 .164 .422 .308 .762 -19 .034 -29.9 -2.9 .191 .023 .023
162 Game Avg. 301 269 8 0.8 107 .192 .140 .272 .145 .340 .164 .422 .308 .762 -19 .034 -29.9 -2.9 .191 .023 .023
PIT (5 yrs) 191 172 4 0.6 107 .187 .136 .272 .140 .340 .160 .421 .300 .762 -21 .024 -30.0 -3.0 .185 .024 .024
CIN (1 yr) 2 1 1 26.9 109 .500 .500 .271 .500 .342 .500 .428 1.000 .770 163 .958 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1992 22 PIT NL 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 2.00 3.00 60% 20% 0.0% 0%
1993 23 PIT NL 79 0.0% 21.5% 0.0% 2.5% 18% 4.2 14.2 1.65 3.08 70% 15% 0.0% 10%
1994 24 PIT NL 47 0.0% 25.5% 0.0% 2.1% 13% 3.5 1.42 1.55 64% 14% 0.0% 25%
1996 26 PIT NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
1997 27 PIT NL 59 0.0% 30.5% 0.0% 1.7% 33% 2.9 52.0 2.20 2.90 58% 7% 0.0% 20%
1998 28 CIN NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 0.00 0.00 100% 50% 0.0% 50%
6 Yrs 193 0.0% 24.4% 0.0% 2.1% 17% 3.6 24.4 1.67 2.50 65% 13% 0.0% 18%
MLB Averages 2.5% 16.1% 8.8% 7.5% 32% 1.82 5.5 35.2 7.7 0.82 1.09 71% 21% 7.5% 16%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1992 22 PIT NL -0.1 -0.0 5 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .56 -0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.06 -0.2 0
1993 23 PIT NL -10.8 -1.1 79 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 .91 -1.0 0.2 -11.4 -1.1 0.95 -11.9 0
1994 24 PIT NL -6.0 -0.6 47 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 1.02 -0.7 0.0 -7.7 -0.7 0.94 -7.6 0
1996 26 PIT NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .08 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.39 -0.3 0
1997 27 PIT NL -12.9 -1.3 59 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 1.11 -1.2 0.0 -14.7 -1.4 1.08 -13.7 0
1998 28 CIN NL 0.2 0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .56 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.50 0.1 0
6 Yrs -29.9 -2.9 193 -2.7 1.4 -4.1 .98 -2.9 0.2 -33.6 -3.3 0.98 -33.6 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1992 22 PIT NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 23 PIT NL 1 0 33% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
1994 24 PIT NL 0 0 25% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1996 26 PIT NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 27 PIT NL 1 0 67% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1998 28 CIN NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 2 0 32% 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 4 3 1 1 0 1 3 1 2

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1992 22 PIT NL 5 60% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 4 1 25% 0 0 0 0 0
1993 23 PIT NL 79 16% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 75% 13 4 31% 18 4 22% 52 6 12% 6 3 50% 0 0 0
1994 24 PIT NL 47 15% 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 7 0 0% 7 2 29% 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1996 26 PIT NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 27 PIT NL 59 20% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 78% 15 1 7% 16 5 31% 50 3 6% 4 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1998 28 CIN NL 2 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 193 18% 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 25 20 80% 37 5 14% 43 11 26% 138 10 7% 10 3 30% 2 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 56% 72% 10% 35% 15% 52% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1992 22 PIT NL 5 12 2.40 8 67% 13% 25% 0% 63% 88% 0% 58% 71% 40% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1993 23 PIT NL 78 227 2.91 171 75% 17% 20% 28% 35% 83% 0% 63% 76% 54% 0% 0 0 4% 3 1 3% 2 2 29% 1 0 0
1994 24 PIT NL 46 133 2.89 99 74% 15% 32% 18% 34% 85% 0% 63% 62% 65% 0% 0 0 4% 2 1 0% 0 0 42% 1 0 0
1996 26 PIT NL 1 1 1.00 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1997 27 PIT NL 57 166 2.91 124 75% 21% 18% 28% 32% 78% 0% 58% 77% 58% 0% 0 0 5% 3 3 2% 1 1 41% 2 0 1
1998 28 CIN NL 2 3 1.50 3 100% 0% 0% 33% 67% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 189 542 2.87 406 75% 17% 22% 25% 35% 82% 0% 62% 73% 58% 0% 0 0 4% 8 5 2% 3 3 37% 4 0 1
MLB Averages 3.69 61% 26% 15% 27% 33% 74% 2% 46% 80% 31% 5% 16% 9% 28%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1992 22 11 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 90 1 0 0 2 0 0
1993 23 43 84 74 4 12 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 17 .162 .171 .189 .360 -3 14 4 1 8 1 0
1994 24 68 131 116 6 20 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 29 .172 .178 .198 .376 0 23 4 1 13 1 0
1995 25 68 131 116 6 20 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 29 .172 .178 .198 .376 0 23 4 1 13 1 0
1996 26 71 132 117 6 20 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 29 .171 .176 .197 .373 -1 23 4 1 13 1 0
1997 27 103 191 169 8 23 4 0 0 7 0 0 0 47 .136 .140 .160 .300 -21 27 5 1 20 1 0
1998 28 104 193 171 8 24 4 0 0 7 0 0 0 47 .140 .145 .164 .308 -19 28 5 1 20 1 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1992 22 11 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 11
1993 23 32 79 71 4 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 17 .155 .164 .183 .347 2 32
1994 24 35 67 60 3 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 .200 .200 .233 .433 3 25
1996 26 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1997 27 32 59 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 32
1998 28 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
6 Yrs 114 213 189 7 23 4 0 0 5 0 0 52 .122 .126 .143 .269 5 104
162 Game Avg. 162 303 269 10 33 6 0 0 7 0 0 74 .122 .126 .143 .269 7 104

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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