Mike Cosgrove vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bruce Sutter a clear advantage over Mike Cosgrove across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 98). Mike Cosgrove held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 216 vs 81). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Bruce Sutter

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
3.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.81
16.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
8.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
33.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Bruce Sutter

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
3.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.81
16.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Bruce Sutter

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
119
1020
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
56
480
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
7.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.92
-7.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100