Ron Cook
Ronald Wayne Cook
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 11, 1947 in Jefferson, TX
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1970
Final Game: September 16, 1971
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1970 22 HOU NL 4 4 .500 3.72 41 7 8 0 0 2 82.1 80 37 34 4 42 4 50 3 1 2 350 105 1.482 8.7 0.4 4.6 5.5 1.19
1971 23 HOU NL 0 4 .000 4.91 5 4 1 0 0 0 25.2 23 14 14 2 8 1 10 1 0 1 110 69 1.208 8.1 0.7 2.8 3.5 1.25
2 Seasons 4 8 .333 4.00 46 11 9 0 0 2 108.0 103 51 48 6 50 5 60 4 1 3 460 94 1.417 8.6 0.5 4.2 5.0 1.20
162 Game Avg. 5 10 .333 4.00 55 13 11 0 0 2 129 123 61 57 7 60 6 72 5 1 4 549 94 1.417 8.6 0.5 4.2 5.0 1.20

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1970 22 HOU NL 41 350 292 37 80 12 1 4 4 11 42 50 .274 .367 .363 .730 .314 106 15 3 9 4 4
1971 23 HOU NL 5 110 97 14 23 3 0 2 2 0 8 10 .237 .299 .330 .629 .244 32 0 1 3 1 1
2 Seasons 46 460 389 51 103 15 1 6 6 11 50 60 .265 .350 .355 .705 .296 138 15 4 12 5 5
162 Game Avg. 55 549 464 61 123 18 1 7 7 13 60 72 .265 .350 .355 .705 .296 165 18 5 14 6 6
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1970 22 HOU NL 41 7 1 3 3 1 0 3 4 .429 1 1 0 0 1 14% 40 60 29 20 7 5 0 4.4 4.8 4.0
1971 23 HOU NL 5 4 0 4 0 0 2 0 4 .000 0 0 0 0 2 50% 48 57 39 4 2 0 3 1.0 1.5 6.3
2 Seasons 46 11 1 7 3 1 2 3 8 .273 1 1 0 0 3 27% 43 60 29 24 9 5 3 3.2 3.3 4.8
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1970 22 HOU NL 41 34 8 3 1 2 2 0 100% 3 1 36 12 33% 6 1.048 14 6 14 6 9 19 20 14 16 13 18 8 4.8
1971 23 HOU NL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 9 0.995 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.0
2 Seasons 46 35 9 3 1 2 2 0 100% 3 1 38 12 32% 1.035 14 7 14 6 9 20 21 14 16 14 18 8 4.7

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1970 22 HOU NL 350 71% 1.1% 14.3% 12.0% 4.9% 21% 1.44 69% 80 15 19%
1971 23 HOU NL 110 69% 1.8% 9.1% 7.3% 4.6% 22% 0.76 78% 24 0 0%
2 Seasons 460 70% 1.3% 13.0% 10.9% 4.8% 21% 1.20 71% 104 15 14%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1970 22 HOU NL 340 80 4 0 10 4 0 2 2 21 11 1 52% 6 2 0 148 4 11 27% 3 8 1 1 0 2 4 3 9 10
1971 23 HOU NL 110 23 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 7 4 0 57% 0 1 0 48 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 Seasons 450 103 6 0 14 5 1 3 3 28 15 1 54% 6 3 0 196 6 11 35% 5 8 1 1 0 2 4 3 11 10
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1970 22 4 4 .500 3.72 41 7 8 0 0 2 82.1 80 37 34 4 42 4 50 3 1 2 350 105 1.482 8.7 0.4 4.6 5.5 1.19 105
1971 23 4 8 .333 4.00 46 11 9 0 0 2 108.0 103 51 48 6 50 5 60 4 1 3 460 94 1.417 8.6 0.5 4.2 5.0 1.20 94

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1970 22 4 4 .500 4.20 75.0 80 39 35 4 42 46 3 1.627 9.6 5.0 5.5 1.10 0.5 41
1971 23 1 1 .500 6.12 25.0 26 19 17 2 9 10 1 1.400 9.4 3.2 3.6 1.11 0.7 5
2 Seasons 5 5 .500 4.68 100.0 106 58 52 6 51 56 4 1.570 9.5 5.0 1.10 0.5 46

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Similarity Scores

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