Joe Altobelli vs. Shane Costa — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Shane Costa
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Shane Costa posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Altobelli. Shane Costa posted stronger numbers in OPS (.658 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.292 vs .277). Joe Altobelli had the advantage in home run production (5 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 Joe Altobelli and Shane Costa

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
154
205.79
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
257
531.72
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
562.58
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
142.98
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
96.21
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.42
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.68
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.77
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.26
57.8
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
172.38
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
65.48
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
57.93
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
56.12
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.92
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.5
59.47
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.02
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.38
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
86.9
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
84.19
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
7.13
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.36
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.41
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Shane Costa

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.2
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.84
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2523
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841
9
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
2.42
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.5
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.43
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.515
3.515
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.027
2.027
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.85
43.85
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.04
83.04
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0