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Aaron CookvsBob Porterfield

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Aaron Cook

2002–2012 · 11 seasons

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Bob Porterfield

1948–1959 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Aaron Cook and Bob Porterfield: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Aaron Cook	Stat	Bob Porterfield
11	Seasons	12
36.0	Career VAL	41.1
9.3 (2008)	Peak-season VAL	8.6 (1953)
1×	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Aaron Cook and Bob Porterfield have
Aaron Cook	Stat	Bob Porterfield
Career
272	Games	322
Batting
58	Hits	95
0	Home runs	6
19	RBI	43
26	Runs	34
0	Stolen bases	1
21

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
76	Wins	87
79	Losses	97
0	Saves	8
1406.1	Innings pitched	1567.2
578	Strikeouts (pitching)	572
4.60	ERA	3.79
1.47	WHIP	1.32
92	ERA+	104

Age	Aaron Cook	Bob Porterfield
23	0.6	—
24	0	0.3
25	2.6	1
26	2.8	—
27	8.5	3.2
28	6.7	7.6
29	9.3	8.6
30	4.4	6.9
31	0.9	3.2
32	0	0
33	0.2	3.7
34	—	4.7
35	—	1.9

Age	Aaron Cook	Bob Porterfield
23	0.6	—
24	0	0.3
25	2.6	1
26	2.8	—
27	8.5	3.2
28	6.7	7.6
29	9.3	8.6
30	4.4	6.9
31	0.9	3.2
32	0	0
33	0.2	3.7
34	—	4.7
35	—	1.9

Age	Aaron Cook	Bob Porterfield
23	0.6	—
24	0	0.3
25	2.6	1
26	2.8	—
27	8.5	3.2
28	6.7	7.6
29	9.3	8.6
30	4.4	6.9
31	0.9	3.2
32	0	0
33	0.2	3.7
34	—	4.7
35	—	1.9

Age	Aaron Cook	Bob Porterfield
23	0.6	—
24	0	0.3
25	2.6	1
26	2.8	—
27	8.5	3.2
28	6.7	7.6
29	9.3	8.6
30	4.4	6.9
31	0.9	3.2
32	0	0
33	0.2	3.7
34	—	4.7
35	—	1.9