Nick Altrock vs. Mike Cosgrove — Career Comparison

Nick Altrock
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Altrock 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. Nick Altrock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 4.03 and 1.544 for Mike Cosgrove. By the career numbers, Nick Altrock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Altrock and Mike Cosgrove

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.96
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.49
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.53
52.53
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.76
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.65
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.03
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4542
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
8.65
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
8.88
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.62
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
2.53
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.18
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6024
35.81
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.57
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.33
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5730
34.06
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.81
35.81
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Nick Altrock and Mike Cosgrove

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.36
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.85
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4512
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1504
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.08
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
3.65
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
4.92
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.73
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.44
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.485
3.485
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.56
62.56
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Altrock and Mike Cosgrove

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
228.1
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
600
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550
545.45
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
56
480
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
96.2
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
84.3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.93
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.98
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.96
28.72
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
113.06
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
135.87
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.57
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
26.78
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.5
28.27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.91
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
28.76
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.25
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
120
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.88
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.96
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.95
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA