Mike Cosgrove vs. Al Veach — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Veach
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Veach 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 11.7 and 2.900 for Al Veach. 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 Al Veach

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.03
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
8.88
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
18
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.75
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1207
39.55
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
52.2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
44.1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.2
52.2

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Al Veach

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

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Al Veach

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
480
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
7.25
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.92
-7.91
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA