Jason Bere vs. John Costello — Career Comparison

Jason Bere
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Costello
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Bere built a career as a starting pitcher and John Costello as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Costello led in run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 97), walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 66), and home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 98). Jason Bere held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 99). Role difference aside, John Costello holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jason Bere and John Costello

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.58
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.63
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
5.14
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.97
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
8.87
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
8.05
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.07
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.65
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
7.45
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
5.94
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.41
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4987
40.4
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
38.25
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.05
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
5.62
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.54
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.38
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.36
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.52
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4241
34.36
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
33.62
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Jason Bere and John Costello

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.6
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.94
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.63
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.54
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.53
94.53
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Bere and John Costello

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
695.6
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
4760
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
530.77
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
98.9
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
75.82
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.03
23.18
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
125.27
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
112.09
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.67
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.15
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
19.03
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.2
-48.1
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
197.8
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
360
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
56.04
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA