Mike Cosgrove vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell 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 4.1 and 1.544 for Fred Mitchell. 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 Fred Mitchell

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.03
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1207
39.55
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Fred Mitchell

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.65
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.64
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.44
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Fred Mitchell

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
56
480
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-7.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
120
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.82
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100