Standard MLB Batting Statistics

	Season	Tm	LG	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
	2024	PIT	NL	16	49	49	5	11	2	0	3	8	0	19	1	0	0	.224	.224	.449	.673
	1 Season	PIT	NL	16	49	49	5	11	2	0	3	8	0	19	1	0	0	.224	.224	.449	.673

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20,        Click for Chart.

Advanced MLB Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	PA	TB	LOB	SAC	SF	BABIP	XBH	GIDP	GIDPO	NP	P/PA	K/PA	HR/PA	BB/K	ISO	ROE	WO
2024	PIT	NL	49	22	25	0	0	.296	5	0	7	184	3.755	.388	.061	.---	.224	0	0
1 Season	PIT	NL	49	22	25	0	0	.296	5	0	7	184	3.755	.388	.061	.---	.224	0	0

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Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	RF	FPCT%
2024	PIT	NL	1B	5	4	35.0	32	31	0	1	3		.969
2024	PIT	NL	LF	3	3	27.0	6	5	1	0	0		1.000
2024	PIT	NL	CF	5	4	31.0	10	10	0	0	0		1.000
2024	PIT	NL	RF	4	3	27.0	11	10	1	0	1		1.000
1 Season	PIT	NL	1B	5	4	35.0	32	31	0	1	3		.969
	PIT	NL	LF	3	3	27.0	6	5	1	0	0		1.000
	PIT	NL	CF	5	4	31.0	10	10	0	0	0		1.000
	PIT	NL	RF	4	3	27.0	11	10	1	0	1		1.000

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Scouting Report

Scouting grades: Hit: 40 | Power: 50 | Run: 60 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 40 

The pandemic-shortened 2020 Draft removed any chance for Cook to be selected as a junior at Pepperdine, so he returned for one more collegiate season. While an oblique injury interrupted his 2021 campaign, the Orioles saw enough to take him in the tenth round that summer and signed him for an under-slot $100,000. He struggled with his approach in his first full season, though he hit 15 homers and stole 25 bases, then took a very nice step forward in Double-A in 2023, finishing with a 20-30 season and following it up with a stint in the Arizona Fall League. The power and speed were on display again in 2024 as he played his way to Triple-A before heading to the Pirates in exchange for pitching prospect Patrick Reilly.

A right-handed hitter who shows glimpses of all the tools, Cook has plus raw power to tap into. There was too much swing-and-miss in his game during his first full season, though, with a 31.8 percent strikeout rate in 2022 keeping him from using that pop effectively. Improvements in that area -- his K rate dropped to 25 percent with Bowie last year and was at 21.8 percent this year at the time of the trade -- has allowed him to reach the seats much more consistently. If that trend continues, he has the skillset to turn in 20-20 seasons.

Cook had played more outfield than anywhere else and is capable in all three spots with his plus speed and arm assets where he’s playing. An infielder when he first started at Pepperdine, he still gets time on the dirt at second base and played a lot of first with Triple-A Norfolk. He’ll never be an everyday guy there but could fill in, enhancing his defensive versatility for a likely career as a utility-type with an intriguing power-speed combo.

Scouting grades: Hit: 40 | Power: 50 | Run: 60 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 40 

Cook spent four years at Pepperdine and might have been selected had the 2020 Draft not been shortened to five rounds because of the pandemic. His 2021 season was interrupted by an oblique injury, but he showed off enough tools, especially the power, for the Orioles to take a flier on him in Round 10 of the 2021 Draft. After a nondescript first full season in High-A, albeit one with 15 homers and 25 steals, he took a nice step forward with a move up to Double-A in 2023.

A 6-foot-1 toolshed, Cook is a right-handed hitter with easily plus power to tap into. He hasn’t always been able to do that consistently because of a poor approach that led to a 31.8 percent strikeout rate in 2022. There were encouraging signs of growth in 2023, as he cut down his K rate and drew walks at a much higher clip, which enabled him surpass his home run total from the year prior by early August. A plus runner, Cook has 20-20 potential if he can continue to make enough contact.

Primarily an outfielder, Cook has shown he’s capable of playing all three outfield spots, with his plus arm an asset wherever he lines up. He’s also worked second base into his repertoire, and while he’ll never be a regular there, he could play there in a pinch. He looks like he could be a valuable utility type, but if the hit tool keeps coming, that power-speed combo could get more big league time than expected.

Awards

EAS Player of the Week

Week	Team
09/10/2023

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	09/08/2024	Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of 3B Billy Cook from Indianapolis Indians.
	08/02/2024	Indianapolis Indians activated OF Billy Cook.
	07/30/2024	Baltimore Orioles traded OF Billy Cook to Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Patrick Reilly.
	07/30/2024	OF Billy Cook assigned to Indianapolis Indians.
	07/12/2024	Norfolk Tides activated OF Billy Cook from the 7-day injured list.
	07/04/2024	Norfolk Tides placed OF Billy Cook on the 7-day injured list.
	04/25/2024	OF Billy Cook assigned to Norfolk Tides from Bowie Baysox.
	04/02/2024	OF Billy Cook assigned to Bowie Baysox from Norfolk Tides.
	04/02/2024	Bowie Baysox activated OF Billy Cook.
	03/29/2024	OF Billy Cook assigned to Norfolk Tides from Bowie Baysox.
	03/07/2024	Baltimore Orioles Prospects activated OF Billy Cook.
	03/07/2024	Baltimore Orioles Prospects activated OF Billy Cook.
	09/22/2023	Mesa Solar Sox activated OF Billy Cook.
	04/06/2023	OF Billy Cook assigned to Bowie Baysox from Aberdeen IronBirds.
	03/19/2023	OF Billy Cook assigned to Baltimore Orioles.
	03/19/2023	OF Billy Cook roster status changed by Baltimore Orioles.
	03/19/2023	OF Billy Cook roster status changed by Baltimore Orioles.
	04/07/2022	OF Billy Cook assigned to Aberdeen IronBirds.
	08/17/2021	OF Billy Cook assigned to Delmarva Shorebirds from FCL Orioles Orange.
	07/31/2021	OF Billy Cook assigned to FCL Orioles Orange.
	07/23/2021	Baltimore Orioles signed OF Billy Cook.
	07/01/2021	OF Billy Cook and assigned to College Workout.