Hosea Allen vs. Mike Cosgrove — Career Comparison

Hosea Allen
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hosea 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 7.13 and 1.648 for Hosea 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 Hosea Allen and Mike Cosgrove

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.13
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.03
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.08
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.34
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
43.51
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1207
39.55
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.26
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
38.19
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.51
43.51
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Hosea Allen and Mike Cosgrove

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.8
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.5
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.52
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.44
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hosea Allen and Mike Cosgrove

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
348.39
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
541.94
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
480
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
65.96
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
74.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA