Gene Cocreham vs. Joe Margoneri — Career Comparison

Gene Cocreham
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Margoneri
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Margoneri built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Cocreham as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Margoneri posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 5.27 and 1.738 for Gene Cocreham. By the career numbers, Joe Margoneri had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Cocreham and Joe Margoneri

Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.8
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.57
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.29
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
10.54
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
9.43
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.1
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.96
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.79
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
40.01
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
40.71
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.65
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.42
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.86
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.738
1.738
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
34.74
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
35.64
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.01
40.01
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Gene Cocreham and Joe Margoneri

Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.58
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
27
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125.2
9
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.43
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.79
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.72
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Cocreham and Joe Margoneri

Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
637.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
526.83
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5.31
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
17.69
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.45
-16.99
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.97
-14.17
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
160.98
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Gene Cocreham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Cocreham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA