Chet Brewer vs. Mike Cosgrove — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer 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. Chet Brewer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.244 compared to 4.03 and 1.544 for Mike Cosgrove. By the career numbers, Chet Brewer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Mike Cosgrove

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.03
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
8.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.38
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.87
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
33.59
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Mike Cosgrove

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Mike Cosgrove

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
513.32
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
56
480
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA