Cliney Allen vs. Mike Cosgrove — Career Comparison

Cliney Allen
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaHilldale ClubEast-West LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliney Allen 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 6.84 and 1.920 for Cliney Allen. By the career numbers, Mike Cosgrove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliney Allen and Mike Cosgrove

Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.8
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.72
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.84
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.03
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.24
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.24
12.24
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.04
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.75
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.6
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
44.64
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1207
39.55
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.72
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.16
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.72
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.44
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.64
44.64
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Cliney Allen and Mike Cosgrove

Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.8
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.5
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliney Allen and Mike Cosgrove

Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
300
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
480
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
7.25
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-35.17
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.92
-7.91
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA