Alf Anderson vs. Tim Costo — Career Comparison

Alf Anderson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop
Tim Costo
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Alf Anderson and Tim Costo are closely matched on the surface stats. Tim Costo posted stronger numbers in OPS (.610 vs .589) and slugging (.343 vs .290). Alf Anderson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.300 vs .267). By the career numbers, Tim Costo had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Alf Anderson and Tim Costo

Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
176.22
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
600
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
545.45
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
550.68
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
130.07
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
30
123.29
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
109.09
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
82.19
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
15.38
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.77
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.2
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.4
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
20.98
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.94
48.87
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
49.96
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
158.04
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
189.04
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
177.62
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
39
160.27
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
78.32
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
16
65.75
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.78
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100.7
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.44
55.16
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
11.71
48.11
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.4
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
46.15
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
68.53
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
94.52
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.76
8.76
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
6.35
6.35
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.99
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.79
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.55
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.39
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.39
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Alf Anderson and Tim Costo

Alf Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.2
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.06
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
942
27
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.87
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.21
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
4.18
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.58
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.32
99.32
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.123
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.476
3.476
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.1
88.1
Alf Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alf Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0