Dick Cogan vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Dick Cogan
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Donnelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Cogan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Donnelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 5 and 1.852 for Dick Cogan. By the career numbers, Ed Donnelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Cogan and Ed Donnelly

Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.71
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.83
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.03
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
11.33
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
10.51
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.33
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.67
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.38
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
43.17
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
40.28
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.83
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.78
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
37
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
36.69
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.17
43.17
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Dick Cogan and Ed Donnelly

Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.4
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.94
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.64
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.16
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.48
81.48
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Cogan and Ed Donnelly

Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
286.67
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
523.08
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
49.85
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.55
43.66
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
169.23
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
160
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
153.33
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
50.19
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.31
48.73
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100