Dick Bayless vs. Shane Costa — Career Comparison

Dick Bayless
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Shane Costa
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Dick Bayless and Shane Costa are closely matched on the surface stats. Shane Costa posted stronger numbers in OPS (.658 vs .585) and slugging (.366 vs .282). Dick Bayless had the advantage in on-base percentage (.304 vs .292). 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 Dick Bayless and Shane Costa

Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
19
142.5
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
600
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
562.58
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
16
120
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
142.98
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
105
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
96.21
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.42
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.68
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.77
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Dick Bayless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dick Bayless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
6.63
49.71
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.26
57.8
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
20
150
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
180
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
172.38
Dick Bayless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
65.48
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
56.12
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.92
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
7.58
56.82
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.5
59.47
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.02
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.38
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Dick Bayless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
90
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
84.19
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
6.67
6.67
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
7.13
Dick Bayless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.01
Dick Bayless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.36
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.01
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Dick Bayless and Shane Costa

Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.2
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.1
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2523
27
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841
9
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.67
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.42
Dick Bayless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Bayless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.13
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.5
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.02
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.43
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.027
2.027
Dick Bayless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.04
83.04
Dick Bayless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bayless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0