Joe Boley vs. Shane Costa — Career Comparison

Joe Boley
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Shane Costa
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Joe Boley and Shane Costa are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Boley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.677 vs .658) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .292). Shane Costa had the advantage in slugging (.366 vs .354). By the career numbers, Joe Boley 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 Boley and Shane Costa

Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
163.72
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1979
600
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
449
600
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1780
539.67
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
562.58
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
144.92
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
107
142.98
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
109.45
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
72
96.21
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
26.68
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.42
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.67
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.12
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.68
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
35.47
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.77
Joe Boley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Boley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Boley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211.84
64.23
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
43.26
57.8
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
631
191.31
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
188.28
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
129
172.38
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Joe Boley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Joe Boley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Joe Boley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
61.55
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
65.48
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
68.82
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
42
56.12
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
128.25
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.92
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236.93
71.83
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
44.5
59.47
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.94
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.02
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
39.41
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.38
Joe Boley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Joe Boley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.47
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
84.19
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.56
23.56
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
7.13
7.13
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
1.55
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
16.98
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Joe Boley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.01
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.36
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.55
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.43
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.97
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Joe Boley
Career
Per 600 PA
65.22
65.22
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Joe Boley and Shane Costa

Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.2
Joe Boley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Joe Boley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2523
27
Joe Boley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
9
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
919
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.42
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1331
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Boley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2352
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.5
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2250
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.43
Joe Boley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.66
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.253
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.027
2.027
Joe Boley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.04
83.04
Joe Boley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0