Mike Cosgrove vs. Niles Jordan — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Niles Jordan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Niles Jordan 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 4.19 and 1.395 for Niles Jordan. 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 Niles Jordan

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.67
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.26
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.03
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.19
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.26
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.72
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
38.3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.6
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
36
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Niles Jordan

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.65
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275.1
9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.81
16.81
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Niles Jordan

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
480
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
7.25
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5.31
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.92
-7.91
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-15.73
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA