Mike Cosgrove vs. M. Johnson — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
M. Johnson
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

M. 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. Mike Cosgrove posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 18 and 3.333 for M. Johnson. By the career numbers, Mike Cosgrove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cosgrove and M. Johnson

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
3.9
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.03
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
18
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.54
16.54
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.67
11.67
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
27
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.75
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1207
39.55
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
57
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.18
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
21
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.333
3.333
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
42
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
57

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and M. Johnson

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
3.89
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.5
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.44
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and M. Johnson

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
480
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
314.53
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
M. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
M. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA