Dick Cogan vs. Robbie Erlin — Career Comparison

Dick Cogan
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robbie Erlin
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Robbie Erlin 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. Robbie Erlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 5 and 1.852 for Dick Cogan. By the career numbers, Robbie Erlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Cogan and Robbie Erlin

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.08
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.34
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.83
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
4.87
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
11.33
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
9.77
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.33
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.84
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.67
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
7.24
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
43.17
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1435
37.8
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.63
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.83
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.14
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.79
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
37
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
35.22
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.17
43.17
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Dick Cogan and Robbie Erlin

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.4
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.08
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.94
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.64
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.21
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.16
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.61
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.53
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.48
81.48
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.496
0.496
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Cogan and Robbie Erlin

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
874.07
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
523.08
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
533.33
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
49.85
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
7.28
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
169.23
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
81.48
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
50.19
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-8.76
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
192.59
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.12
3.12
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
44.44
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA