How Mike Cosgrove's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Mike Cosgrove posted a career WHIP of 1.52, above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest WHIP season came in 1974, posting 1.28, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 that year. The highest point came in 1973 at 1.9, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.28 in 1974 to 1.39 in 1975 and 1.83 in 1976. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 5 seasons.

Mike Cosgrove Lifetime WHIP

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Mike Cosgrove
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Career1.515
Season Avg.1.515
162 Game Avg.1.515
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Mike Cosgrove WHIP Per Season

Mike Cosgrove's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Cosgrove WHIP per season line chart

Mike Cosgrove WHIP by Team

Mike Cosgrove's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mike Cosgrove career WHIP by team bar chart

Mike Cosgrove WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mike Cosgrove's career WHIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Mike Cosgrove WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Cosgrove WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Cosgrove's seasonal WHIP alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mike Cosgrove WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Cosgrove WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Cosgrove's MLB career with WHIP alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Mike Cosgrove WHIP season-by-season breakdown table