Mike Cosgrove vs. Eddie Jacobs — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Jacobs
UnknownNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Eddie Jacobs 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. Eddie Jacobs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.211 compared to 4.03 and 1.544 for Mike Cosgrove. By the career numbers, Eddie Jacobs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Eddie Jacobs

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.66
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
4.03
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
8.88
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.58
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
37.89
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.74
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.08
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
33.59
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
32.68
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Eddie Jacobs

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.65
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.5
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.44
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Eddie Jacobs

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
480
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
41.01
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA