Mike Cosgrove vs. Virgil Jester — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Virgil Jester
Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Virgil Jester 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. Virgil Jester posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.480 compared to 4.03 and 1.544 for Mike Cosgrove. By the career numbers, Virgil Jester had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Virgil Jester

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.52
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.6
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
4.03
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.84
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
10.08
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.24
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.693
0.693
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
39.12
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.33
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.32
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
35.76
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Virgil Jester

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.65
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
27
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275.1
9
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.5
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.81
16.81
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Virgil Jester

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
21
572.73
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
480
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
518.18
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
42.15
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
48.22
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA