Jerry Adair vs. Shane Costa — Career Comparison

Jerry Adair
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Shane Costa
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jerry Adair and Shane Costa are closely matched on the surface stats. Shane Costa posted stronger numbers in OPS (.658 vs .644) and slugging (.366 vs .347). Jerry Adair had the advantage in home run production (57 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Shane Costa had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jerry Adair and Shane Costa

Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
161.99
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4315
600
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
449
600
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4019
558.84
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
562.58
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1022
142.11
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
142.98
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
108.88
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
72
96.21
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
22.67
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.42
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
2.64
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
7.93
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.68
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
33.23
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.77
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379.17
52.72
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43.26
57.8
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1394
193.84
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247
173.4
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
129
172.38
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
52.56
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
65.48
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
50.89
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
56.12
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
687
95.53
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.92
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398.4
55.4
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44.5
59.47
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
2.36
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.02
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
28.92
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.38
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.31
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
69.39
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
84.19
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.65
8.65
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
7.13
7.13
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.7
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.17
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
149
20.72
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.36
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.03
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.03
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
8.06
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Jerry Adair and Shane Costa

Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1167
1.11
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.2
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1053
1
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28316
27
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
27
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9438.2
9
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
9
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2380
2.27
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.42
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2878
2.74
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.1
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5361
5.11
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.5
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5258
5.01
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.43
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.506
4.506
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.027
2.027
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.23
90.23
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.04
83.04
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
0.59
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0