Mike Cosgrove vs. Joe Margoneri — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Margoneri
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Margoneri 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 4.29 and 1.643 for Joe Margoneri. 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 Joe Margoneri

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.57
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.03
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.29
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
9.43
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.75
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.79
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1207
39.55
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
40.71
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.86
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
35.64
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Joe Margoneri

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.58
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.43
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.79
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.44
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.72
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Joe Margoneri

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
36
526.83
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
480
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
17.69
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.92
-7.91
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.97
-14.17
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
3.73
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA