Pedro Ballester vs. Andy Kosco — Career Comparison

Pedro Ballester
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIShortstop
Andy Kosco
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Pedro Ballester and Andy Kosco are closely matched on the surface stats. Pedro Ballester posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.286 vs .279) and batting average (.258 vs .236). Andy Kosco had the advantage in home run production (73 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Pedro Ballester had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Pedro Ballester and Andy Kosco

Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
36
157.66
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
187.82
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2102
600
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
560.58
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1963
560.32
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
144.53
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
132.45
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
91.97
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
87.92
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.42
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
21.41
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.28
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.76
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
20.84
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
44.53
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
63.24
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211.94
60.5
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
50
218.98
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
220.93
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
166.42
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
162.42
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
100.73
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
58.23
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
14
61.31
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
76.21
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
153.28
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
113.61
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.58
68.24
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203.4
58.06
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.71
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.9
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
28.26
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.14
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
350
99.9
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.01
6.01
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
4.28
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.42
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
58
16.56
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.43
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.28
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.71
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Pedro Ballester and Andy Kosco

Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.18
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
1.04
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
27
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12406
27
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
296.2
9
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4135.1
9
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.67
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1220
2.66
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.58
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.16
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.67
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1316
2.86
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.25
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
2.81
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.25
98.25
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.889
3.889
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.386
2.386
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.01
88.01
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.39
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.1
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0