Mike Cosgrove vs. Lefty James — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty James 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. Lefty James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 4.03 and 1.544 for Mike Cosgrove. By the career numbers, Lefty James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Lefty James

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.92
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.03
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
4.03
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
8.88
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.84
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.23
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
38.01
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.55
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
33.59
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
33.11
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Lefty James

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.65
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275.1
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.5
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.81
16.81
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Lefty James

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
480
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
541.94
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
9.93
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-4.27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
14
270.97
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA