Mick Abel vs. Mike Cosgrove — Career Comparison

Mick Abel
Gen ZOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mick Abel built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Cosgrove as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Cosgrove posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 6.23 and 1.513 for Mick Abel. By the career numbers, Mike Cosgrove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mick Abel and Mike Cosgrove

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.31
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.23
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.03
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9.92
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.69
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
40.15
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1207
39.55
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.46
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
36.23
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Mick Abel and Mike Cosgrove

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.31
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.5
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mick Abel and Mike Cosgrove

Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
600
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
480
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
7.25
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.92
-7.91
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA