Mike Cosgrove vs. Gentry Jessup — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gentry Jessup
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gentry Jessup 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. Gentry Jessup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 4.03 and 1.544 for Mike Cosgrove. By the career numbers, Gentry Jessup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Gentry Jessup

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.37
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.1
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.71
79.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.76
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.03
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.4
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
8.88
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
8.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.03
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
4.8
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.46
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1949
38.81
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.34
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.76
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
34.53
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Gentry Jessup

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.36
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.09
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1407
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.92
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.5
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.24
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.44
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.15
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Gentry Jessup

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
83
247.76
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
56
480
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
582.09
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
113.43
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
89.55
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.88
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
28.49
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
140.3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
122.39
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
41.79
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.85
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
71.64
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.35
27.9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.96
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.94
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.25
50.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.96
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA