Mike Cosgrove vs. Beany Jacobson — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Beany Jacobson
Pre-GenerationalSwedenThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Beany Jacobson 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. Beany Jacobson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.251 compared to 4.03 and 1.544 for Mike Cosgrove. By the career numbers, Beany Jacobson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Beany Jacobson

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.29
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.32
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.35
32.35
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.78
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.03
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
3.19
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1837
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612.1
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
9.08
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.18
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.87
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2504
36.8
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.66
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2344
34.45
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Beany Jacobson

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.29
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.85
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.5
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.65
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.44
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.41
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.636
2.636
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Beany Jacobson

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
88
236.77
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
56
480
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
551.57
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
64.57
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.81
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
15.31
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
75.34
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
104.93
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.98
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.74
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
2.42
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
196.41
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.38
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.38
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100