Mike Cosgrove vs. Elmer Jacobs — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Jacobs
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer 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. Elmer Jacobs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 4.03 and 1.544 for Mike Cosgrove. By the career numbers, Elmer Jacobs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Elmer Jacobs

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.89
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.01
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.38
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.61
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.2
53.2
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.49
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.03
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.55
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3568
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.1
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
9.25
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
3.2
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
2.54
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.18
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5081
38.45
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.56
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
4.39
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4619
34.95
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Elmer Jacobs

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.65
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
27
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275.1
9
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.5
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.604
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.81
16.81
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Elmer Jacobs

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
390.63
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
384
600
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
56
480
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
542.19
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
87.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
71.88
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.94
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.69
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.63
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.93
21.77
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
107.81
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
112.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.38
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.31
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
54.69
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.92
17.06
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.88
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
101
157.81
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
32.81
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.56
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.56
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0