Mike Cosgrove vs. Jing Johnson — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jing Johnson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jing Johnson 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. Jing Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.351 compared to 4.03 and 1.544 for Mike Cosgrove. By the career numbers, Jing Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Jing Johnson

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.67
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.05
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.58
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.03
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.35
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
9.19
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
2.97
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
2.77
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2236
37.29
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.33
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
4.27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.351
1.351
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2046
34.12
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Jing Johnson

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.65
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
27
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275.1
9
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.5
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.22
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.29
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.81
16.81
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Jing Johnson

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
102
306
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
56
480
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
522
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
96
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.79
38.36
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
138
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
37.57
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
120
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
117
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
33
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Jing Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Jing Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA