Dick Cogan vs. George O'Donnell — Career Comparison

Dick Cogan
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
George O'Donnell
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

George O'Donnell 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. George O'Donnell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.443 compared to 5 and 1.852 for Dick Cogan. By the career numbers, George O'Donnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Cogan and George O'Donnell

Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.16
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.03
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.93
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.83
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.53
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
11.33
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
10.82
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.82
10.82
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.33
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.16
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.67
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
43.17
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
38.44
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.83
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.15
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
37
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
36.07
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.17
43.17
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Dick Cogan and George O'Donnell

Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.4
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.16
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.03
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.94
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.72
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.64
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.96
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.16
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.68
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.57
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.68
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.48
81.48
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Cogan and George O'Donnell

Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
523.08
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
49.85
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
31.59
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
169.23
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
125
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
50.19
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-0.84
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
250
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA