Alec Asher vs. Mike Cosgrove — Career Comparison

Alec Asher
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alec Asher 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 5.42 and 1.396 for Alec Asher. By the career numbers, Mike Cosgrove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alec Asher and Mike Cosgrove

Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.86
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.35
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.42
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.03
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9.55
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.43
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.86
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.87
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.969
0.969
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
39.64
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1207
39.55
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
5.79
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.35
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Alec Asher and Mike Cosgrove

Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.86
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.35
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.65
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.5
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.65
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.44
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.579
0.579
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alec Asher and Mike Cosgrove

Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1266.67
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
1020
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
480
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
21.79
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
9.74
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
300
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA