Les Cox vs. Mike Morgan — Career Comparison

Les Cox
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Morgan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Morgan built a career as a starting pitcher and Les Cox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Morgan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 5.4 and 2.200 for Les Cox. By the career numbers, Mike Morgan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Les Cox and Mike Morgan

Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
1.94
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.46
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.6
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.12
43.12
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.23
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2943
9.55
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.88
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.05
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.25
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403
4.55
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.34
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.24
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
50.4
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11872
38.54
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.18
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
18
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
4.65
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.4
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.24
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.08
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
34.61
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.4
50.4
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Les Cox and Mike Morgan

Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
1.94
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8317
27
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2772.1
9
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.7
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.51
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
2.29
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
2.21
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cox and Mike Morgan

Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
625.13
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
600
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
497
520.42
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
56.54
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.36
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.19
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.06
-17.46
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.38
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
61.78
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.2
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.61
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.71
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
29.32
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
36.8
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.66
-9.07
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.61
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
158.12
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.78
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.24
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA