What years did Aaron Cook play?

Aaron Cook played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2012.

Was Aaron Cook a pitcher?

Yes. Aaron Cook pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 578 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Aaron Cook hit?

Aaron Cook hit 0 career home runs with 58 hits.

What teams did Aaron Cook play for?

Aaron Cook played for 2 teams: the Colorado Rockies (2002–2011) and the Boston Red Sox (2012).

Did Aaron Cook win a Cy Young Award?

No. Aaron Cook did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Aaron Cook win?

Aaron Cook was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Aaron Cook's career stats?

In 256 games, Aaron Cook went 76-79 with a 4.60 ERA, 578 strikeouts, and 1,406.1 innings pitched. At the plate he had 58 hits and 0 home runs.

What was Aaron Cook's salary?

Aaron Cook's last recorded salary was $9,875,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $9,875,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2011.

What position did Aaron Cook play?

Aaron Cook played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Aaron Cook and how much did he weigh?

Aaron Cook was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds.

What was Aaron Cook's career ERA?

Aaron Cook finished with a 4.60 career ERA, going 76-79 with 578 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Aaron Cook have?

Aaron Cook recorded 578 career strikeouts.

Is Aaron Cook in the Hall of Fame?

No. Aaron Cook has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Aaron Cook

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2012)

Aaron Cook was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2012 for the Colorado Rockies and the Boston Red Sox, a span of 11 seasons. Across 256 career appearances, he went 76-79 with a 4.60 ERA and 578 strikeouts. He also batted .152 with 0 home runs. Aaron Cook was an All-Star.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 24, 2026

W–L 76–79

ERA 4.60

WHIP 1.47

SO 578

Pitcher PIV -4965.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 215 lb
Born: 2/8/1979 in Fort Campbell, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 2002-08-10
Last Game: 2012-09-28
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Aaron Lane Cook

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Career Pitching Statistics

Aaron Cook — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
76	79	256	224	12	3	0	1406.1	1,636	719	126	429	578	4.60	-4965.3

Career ERA 4.60 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — 7.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Aaron Cook Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2002	COL	NL	2	1	9	5	0	0	35.2	41	18	13	14	4.54	4.28 (-6%)	-551.6
2003	COL	NL	4	6	43	16	1	0	124.0	160	83	57	43	6.02	4.40 (-37%)	-1083.6
2004	COL	NL	6	4	16	16	1	0	96.2	112	46	39	40	4.28	4.46 (+4%)	-304.4
2005	COL	NL	7	2	13	13	2	0	83.1	101	34	16	24	3.67	4.29 (+14%)	-102.2
2006	COL	NL	9	15	32	32	0	0	212.2	242	100	55	92	4.23	4.53 (+7%)	1839.6
2007	COL	NL	8	7	25	25	2	0	166.0	178	76	44	61	4.12	4.47 (+8%)	-456.0
2008	COL	NL	16	9	32	32	2	1	211.1	236	93	48	96	3.96	4.32 (+8%)	3100.8
2009	COL	NL	11	6	27	27	1	1	158.0	175	73	47	78	4.16	4.32 (+4%)	-1112.5
2010	COL	NL	6	8	23	23	2	0	127.2	147	72	52	62	5.08	4.08 (-24%)	-1480.9
2011	COL	NL	3	10	18	17	0	0	97.0	127	65	37	48	6.03	3.94 (-53%)	-1451.2
2012	BOS	AL	4	11	18	18	1	1	94.0	117	59	21	20	5.65	4.01 (-41%)	-3363.2
Career · 11 seasons			76	79	256	224	12	3	1,406.1	1,636	719	429	578	4.60	—	-4,965

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Aaron Cook — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
272	382	26	58	7	1	0	19	0	21	130	.152	.200	.175	.375	-1,430

Career AVG .152 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 39.6% below league average.

Career SLG .175 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — 57.9% below league average.

Career OPS .375 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 49.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Aaron Cook Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2002	COL	NL	9	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	COL	NL	43	29	3	5	0	0	3	2	10	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	COL	NL	16	34	1	4	0	0	1	1	10	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	COL	NL	13	30	3	5	0	1	0	1	12	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	COL	NL	32	58	1	3	0	0	0	4	21	.052	.269 (-81%)	.336 (-66%)	.431 (-88%)	.768 (-79%)	-766.2
2007	COL	NL	25	42	8	10	3	0	1	4	14	.238	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	COL	NL	37	60	1	14	1	0	4	2	21	.233	.263 (-12%)	.333 (-23%)	.416 (-40%)	.749 (-32%)	-311.1
2009	COL	NL	28	44	3	5	1	0	6	7	14	.114	—	—	—	—	-352.8
2010	COL	NL	28	40	5	6	2	0	1	0	17	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	COL	NL	23	34	1	5	0	0	2	0	11	.147	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	BOS	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			272	382	26	58	7	1	19	21	130	.152	—	—	—	—	-1,430

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Aaron Cook — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500

Playoff Batting by Year

Aaron Cook — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2009	NLDS2	COL	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500
2007	WS	COL	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500

Playoff Career Pitching

Aaron Cook — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	2	2	0	11.0	13	6	2	6	4.91

Playoff Pitching by Year

Aaron Cook — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2009	NLDS2	COL	1	0	1	1	0	5.0	7	3	2	4	5.40
2007	WS	COL	0	1	1	1	0	6.0	6	3	0	2	4.50

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Aaron Cook — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	146	197	14	36	0	9	.183
Away	126	185	12	22	0	10	.119

Pitching — Home / Away

Aaron Cook — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	132	735.1	852	385	202	277	4.71
Away	124	671.0	784	334	227	301	4.48

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Aaron Cook — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-09-28	BOS	BAL	L	1.0	5	6	6	3	0	2
2012-09-22	BOS	BAL	—	5.1	9	5	5	2	1	1
2012-09-17	BOS	TBR	W	6.0	5	1	1	1	1	0
2012-09-12	BOS	NYY	L	5.0	7	3	3	0	2	2
2012-09-05	BOS	SEA	L	6.0	7	2	2	3	5	0
2012-08-31	BOS	OAK	L	2.2	7	6	6	0	0	1
2012-08-25	BOS	KCR	—	6.0	7	3	3	1	0	0
2012-08-21	BOS	LAA	L	5.0	11	5	4	1	4	1
2012-08-15	BOS	BAL	L	5.1	3	5	2	3	1	0
2012-08-06	BOS	TEX	W	7.0	6	1	1	3	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Aaron Cook — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	256	224	139	283	21	31

Season-by-Season Fielding

Aaron Cook — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2002	COL	P	9	5	4	9	1	3
2003	COL	P	43	16	14	23	1	3
2004	COL	P	16	16	11	21	0	4
2005	COL	P	13	13	6	13	2	1
2006	COL	P	32	32	22	45	2	4
2007	COL	P	25	25	13	34	0	1
2008	COL	P	32	32	15	43	2	4
2009	COL	P	27	27	19	35	4	4
2010	COL	P	23	23	6	18	1	2
2011	COL	P	18	17	14	26	3	4
2012	BOS	P	18	18	15	16	5	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Aaron Cook Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	256

Salary History

Aaron Cook's recorded salaries total $38,976,000 over 8 seasons, 2003 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cook's career ran from 2002 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2002, 2004, and 2012.

Aaron Cook — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	COL	NL	$9,875,000
2010	COL	NL	$9,625,000
2009	COL	NL	$9,375,000
2008	COL	NL	$5,125,000
2007	COL	NL	$3,100,000
2006	COL	NL	$1,250,000
2005	COL	NL	$326,000
2003	COL	NL	$300,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$38,976,000

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Aaron Cook: the record in brief

Aaron Cook's major league career runs from a debut on August 10, 2002 to a final game on September 28, 2012. The team column moves through the Colorado Rockies (2002 to 2011) and the Boston Red Sox (2012). Born on February 8, 1979, in Fort Campbell, KY, USA, Cook is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Cook's listed size is 6 feet, 3 inches and 215 pounds. Cook's full given name, per the bio, is Aaron Lane Cook.

Cook's career pitching line is 76 wins, 79 losses and a 4.60 ERA over 256 appearances. The totals include 578 strikeouts and 12 complete games. The league ERA over Cook's seasons was 4.28, so the 4.60 figure ran 7.4% worse than average. 2008 brought Cook a season-high 16 wins. 2008 was Cook's sharpest full season, a 3.96 ERA against the league's 4.32.

The bio's awards line reads All-Star.

The playoff pitching line reads 1-1, 4.91 ERA, across 2 appearances. Those appearances came in 2007 and 2009.

Frequently Asked Questions about Aaron Cook

What years did Aaron Cook play?: Aaron Cook played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2012.
Was Aaron Cook a pitcher?: Yes. Aaron Cook pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 578 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Aaron Cook hit?: Aaron Cook hit 0 career home runs with 58 hits.
What teams did Aaron Cook play for?: Aaron Cook played for 2 teams: the Colorado Rockies (2002–2011) and the Boston Red Sox (2012).
Did Aaron Cook win a Cy Young Award?: No. Aaron Cook did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Aaron Cook win?: Aaron Cook was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Aaron Cook's career stats?: In 256 games, Aaron Cook went 76-79 with a 4.60 ERA, 578 strikeouts, and 1,406.1 innings pitched. At the plate he had 58 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Aaron Cook earn in his career?: Aaron Cook's recorded salaries total $38,976,000 over 8 seasons, 2003 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cook's career ran from 2002 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2002, 2004, and 2012.
What was Aaron Cook's salary?: Aaron Cook's last recorded salary was $9,875,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $9,875,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2011.
What position did Aaron Cook play?: Aaron Cook played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Aaron Cook and how much did he weigh?: Aaron Cook was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds.
What was Aaron Cook's career ERA?: Aaron Cook finished with a 4.60 career ERA, going 76-79 with 578 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Aaron Cook have?: Aaron Cook recorded 578 career strikeouts.
Is Aaron Cook in the Hall of Fame?: No. Aaron Cook has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.