Mike Cosgrove vs. George Jefferson — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Jefferson 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. George Jefferson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 4.03 and 1.544 for Mike Cosgrove. By the career numbers, George Jefferson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cosgrove and George Jefferson

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.67
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
4.03
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.92
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
8.88
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
8.83
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.25
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
37.42
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.33
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
33.83
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and George Jefferson

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.51
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.45
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.5
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.44
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.952
1.952
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and George Jefferson

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
235.71
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
480
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
17.54
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
5.9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA