Mike Cosgrove vs. Rip Jordan — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Jordan
Lost GenerationMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rip 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 6.61 and 1.469 for Rip 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 Rip Jordan

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.76
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.66
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.03
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.47
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
31.96
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.16
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
33.59
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
29.2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.96
31.96

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Rip Jordan

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.65
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
27
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275.1
9
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.5
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.81
16.81
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Rip Jordan

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
480
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
7.25
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.92
-7.91
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-61.28
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Rip Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA