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Aaron
Cook		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 185
 
Born: February 8, 1979 in Usa, KY, FT. CAMPBELL
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2012   
Gold Glove Award 2004    2012    2015   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 25 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 2 3 3 6 7 6 8 10 9
2005 26 CIN NL $ 300,000 6 3 4 3 6 8 7 10 10 10
2006 27 CIN NL $ 417,857 6 4 5 4 7 8 8 10 10 10
2007 28 CIN NL $ 3,135,714 6 4 5 5 7 9 8 10 10 10
2008 29 CIN NL $ 4,342,857 6 4 5 5 8 9 8 10 10 10
2009 30 BOS AL $ 13,000,000 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 10
2010 31 BOS AL $ 13,000,000 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 10
2011 32 DET AL $ 13,000,000 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 10
2012 33 DET AL $ 13,000,000 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 10 10 10
2013 34 DET AL $ 13,000,000 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 10 10 10
2014 35 CLE AL $ 9,300,000 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 9 10 10
2015 36 CLE AL $ 9,300,000 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 9 10 10
2016 37 CLE AL $ 9,300,000 4 2 3 3 4 5 5 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 4 2 3 3 4 5 5 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 13,000,000 7 6 7 7 8 9 8 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 25 CIN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2005 26 CIN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2006 27 CIN NL $ 417,857   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2007 28 CIN NL $ 3,135,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2008 29 CIN NL $ 4,342,857   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2009 30 BOS AL $ 13,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2010 31 BOS AL $ 13,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2011 32 DET AL $ 13,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2012 33 DET AL $ 13,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2013 34 DET AL $ 13,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2014 35 CLE AL $ 9,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2015 36 CLE AL $ 9,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2016 37 CLE AL $ 9,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 13,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 25 CIN NL 10 7 .588 26 26 0 0 0 144.3 163 71 7 52 60 4.43 .283 .349 .378 .728 7.0
    AAA   2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 42.7 46 10 1 4 34 2.11 .271 .287 .347 .634  
2005 26 CIN NL 5 13 .278 34 30 0 0 0 163.0 216 98 5 42 72 5.41 .318 .367 .400 .767 3.4
2006 27 CIN NL 10 7 .588 31 29 1 1 0 169.7 169 67 1 46 92 3.55 .266 .325 .347 .672 13.6
2007 28 CIN NL 13 9 .591 36 36 0 0 0 214.7 219 78 2 49 140 3.27 .264 .319 .331 .650 16.8
2008 29 CIN NL 14 5 .737 35 35 0 0 0 193.7 229 78 3 32 125 3.62 .293 .324 .385 .709 14.0
2009 30 BOS AL 13 9 .591 33 33 5 2 0 228.7 238 91 6 44 175 3.58 .270 .314 .346 .660 22.3
2010 31 BOS AL 11 5 .688 30 30 2 1 0 198.3 188 63 6 44 157 2.86 .247 .297 .336 .633 16.4
2011 32 BOS AL 3 1 .750 6 6 0 0 0 39.3 35 13 1 9 31 2.97 .233 .284 .313 .597 4.4
  DET AL 12 7 .632 27 27 0 0 0 158.7 148 56 2 48 140 3.18 .244 .305 .306 .611 12.4
  TOT   15 8 .652 33 33 0 0 0 198.0 183 69 3 57 171 3.14 .242 .301 .308 .608 16.9
2012 33 DET AL 19 6 .760 33 33 0 0 0 203.3 186 74 4 47 177 3.28 .241 .294 .320 .614 17.9
2013 34 DET AL 19 7 .731 33 33 0 0 0 203.7 178 72 5 66 181 3.18 .234 .307 .301 .608 18.2
2014 35 CLE AL 3 24 .111 36 36 1 1 0 221.7 232 110 8 74 184 4.47 .270 .331 .356 .687 10.7
2015 36 CLE AL 9 14 .391 37 37 0 0 0 208.0 231 104 13 73 152 4.50 .281 .344 .402 .747 12.1
2016 37 CLE AL 5 15 .250 39 39 0 0 0 146.3 191 112 19 80 93 6.89 .313 .397 .463 .861 0.0
13 Years Sim 146 129 .531 436 430 9 5 0 2493.3 2623 1087 82 706 1779 3.92 .270 .327 .357 .684 169.3
1 Years AAA 2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 42.7 46 10 1 4 34 2.11 .271 .287 .347 .634  
Season Average 11 9 .550 33 33 0 0 0 191.8 201 83 6 54 136 3.92 .270 .327 .357 .684  
Career Highs 19 24 .760 39 39 5 2 0 228.7 238 112 19 80 184 6.89 .318 .397 .463 .861  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1356 542 34 289 978   .266 .306 .349 .655
vs LH   1267 545 48 417 801   .273 .333 .366 .699
Home 71 59 .546 209 208 4 2 0 1200.3 1275 531 38 358 830 3.98 .273 .324 .363 .687
Away 75 70 .517 227 222 5 3 0 1293.0 1348 556 44 348 949 3.87 .267 .314 .352 .666
Mar/Apr 18 20 .474 62 61 3 1 0 374.6 405 168 11 99 258 4.04 .277 .323 .368 .691
May 30 20 .600 78 77 0 0 0 464.0 448 175 15 139 343 3.39 .251 .306 .337 .643
June 26 20 .565 71 71 2 2 0 411.0 442 178 17 120 290 3.90 .274 .324 .366 .690
July 26 21 .553 73 70 2 1 0 398.0 407 189 18 118 270 4.27 .264 .316 .355 .671
August 21 27 .438 73 72 0 0 0 402.6 440 175 9 115 294 3.91 .278 .327 .357 .684
Sep/Oct 25 21 .543 79 79 2 1 0 442.9 481 202 12 115 324 4.10 .276 .320 .363 .684
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 25 CIN NL 26 44 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 .068 .128 .091 .219 -1.1 0.0
2005 26 CIN NL 34 52 5 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 16 .135 .207 .154 .361 1.3 0.0
2006 27 CIN NL 31 50 7 8 2 0 3 4 0 0 2 15 .160 .189 .380 .569 4.2 0.0
2007 28 CIN NL 36 70 2 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 25 .129 .164 .129 .293 -1.4 0.0
2008 29 CIN NL 35 60 4 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 15 .150 .177 .183 .361 1.2 0.0
5 Years Sim 162 276 20 36 6 0 3 18 0 0 15 84 .130 .174 .185 .359 4.3 0.0
162 Game Average 276 20 36 6 0 3 18 0 0 15 84 .130 .174 .185 .359 4.3  
Career Highs 36 70 7 9 2 0 3 6 0 0 5 25 .160 .207 .380 .569 4.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   205 14 30 6 0 2 14 0 0 12 59 .146 .193 .205 .398 5.5
vs LH   71 6 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 25 .085 .120 .127 .247 -1.3
Home 78 123 8 12 4 0 1 7 0 0 8 43 .098 .150 .154 .305 -0.1
Away 84 153 12 24 2 0 2 11 0 0 7 41 .157 .194 .209 .403 4.3
RISP   83 0 7 1 0 0 14 0 0 3 30 .084 .114 .096 .210 -2.6
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 19 32 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 10 .031 .139 .031 .170 -1.1
May 29 56 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .125 .140 .125 .265 -0.9
June 26 49 4 8 4 0 0 8 0 0 3 15 .163 .204 .245 .449 2.0
July 28 47 4 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 23 .085 .104 .170 .274 -0.6
August 29 42 4 9 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 10 .214 .267 .310 .576 3.5
Sep/Oct 31 50 2 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 13 .140 .189 .200 .389 1.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 25 CIN NL P 26 26 144.3 11 35 0 2 1.000 2.87    
2005 26 CIN NL P 34 30 163.0 11 30 2 2 .953 2.26    
2006 27 CIN NL P 31 29 169.7 9 32 1 4 .976 2.17    
2007 28 CIN NL P 36 36 214.7 12 45 2 4 .966 2.39    
2008 29 CIN NL P 35 35 193.7 10 40 1 1 .980 2.32    
2009 30 BOS AL P 33 33 228.7 21 46 2 3 .971 2.64    
2010 31 BOS AL P 30 30 198.3 19 35 2 2 .964 2.45    
2011 32 BOS AL P 6 6 39.3 3 7 1 0 .909 2.29    
  DET AL P 27 27 158.7 10 28 2 0 .950 2.16    
  TOT   P 33 33 198.0 13 35 3 0 .941 2.18    
2012 33 DET AL P 33 33 203.3 17 46 0 6 1.000 2.79    
2013 34 DET AL P 33 33 203.7 14 25 0 3 1.000 1.72    
2014 35 CLE AL P 36 36 221.7 14 25 0 4 1.000 1.58    
2015 36 CLE AL P 37 37 208.0 14 37 2 4 .962 2.21    
2016 37 CLE AL P 39 39 146.3 4 30 2 3 .944 2.09    
Career Totals   436 430 2493.3 169 461 17 38 .974 2.27    
Career Highs   39 39 228.7 21 46 3 6 1.000 2.87    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2011 32 DET AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.7 15 5 1 1 9 3.29 .283 .296 .396 .693
2012 33 DET AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 12 5 0 3 9 4.09 .279 .326 .349 .675
2013 34 DET AL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 14.7 5 2 0 2 16 1.23 .100 .135 .120 .255
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 3 .400 6 6 0 0 0 39.3 32 12 1 6 34 2.75 .219 .250 .288 .538
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2007-8-3.27
2009-8-3.58
2010-4-2.86
2011-6-3.14
2012-8-3.28
2013-8-3.18
 Wins
2012-3-19
2013-3-19
CAR-34-146
 Losses
2005-9-13
2014-1-24
2015-6-14
2016-10-15
CAR-27-129
 Winning Pct
2008-8-.737
2010-6-.688
2012-4-.760
2013-5-.731
 Games Started
2007-4-36
2008-9-35
2014-1-36
2015-1-37
2016-3-39
CAR-15-430
 Complete Games
2006-9-1
Shutouts
2006-3-1
2009-4-2
2010-7-1
2014-8-1
 Innings Pitched
2014-6-221.7
CAR-24-2493.3
 Hits Allowed
2005-10-216
2008-6-229
2014-7-232
2015-8-231
CAR-22-2623
 Walks per 9IP
2008-9-1.5
2009-7-1.7
2010-8-2.0
 Hits per 9IP
2013-10-7.9
 WHiP
2009-9-1.23
2010-7-1.17
2011-10-1.21
2012-7-1.15
OOBP
2010-6-.297
2011-8-.301
2012-7-.294
 OSLG
2006-9-.347
2007-9-.331
2009-4-.346
2010-6-.336
2011-3-.308
2012-8-.320
2013-5-.301
CAR-45-.357
 OOPS
2009-8-.660
2010-6-.633
2011-2-.608
2012-5-.614
2013-7-.608
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 66    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 87)
 
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  5. Mike Hinkley (927)
  6. John Moore (924)
  7. Taylor Buchholz (917)
  8. Jerome Williams (912)
  9. Nick Younker (911)
  10. Jake Peavy (911)
History
Traded from Colorado to Cincinnati on 5/7/2004 (Going to COL: 3B Edwin Encarnacion. Going to CIN: P Aaron Cook)
Earned first career win on 5/29/2004
Had first career hit (double) on 6/4/2004, off Chris Carpenter (STL)
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 2004
Hit first career homerun on 7/31/2006, off Runelvys Hernandez (PHI)
1/29/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,342,857 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/2008, going 4-0, 1.46
9/25/2008: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $13,000,001 per year, for 5 years
Traded from Cincinnati to Boston on 2/2/2009 (Going to CIN: P Elvin Martin. Going to BOS: P Aaron Cook, 2B Russell Odonnell)
Traded from Boston to Detroit on 5/5/2011 (Going to BOS: P Jerome Williams, 1B Jeremy Spriggs, C Michael Krumm. Going to DET: P Aaron Cook)
Won World Championship with Detroit in 2012
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 2012
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/2013, going 5-1, 1.67
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/2/2014 to a 4-year deal worth $9,300,000 per year
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 2015
 
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