Sam Bowens vs. Shane Costa — Career Comparison

Sam Bowens
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Shane Costa
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sam Bowens and Shane Costa are closely matched on the surface stats. Shane Costa posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.292 vs .285) and batting average (.254 vs .223). Sam Bowens had the advantage in home run production (45 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Sam Bowens and Shane Costa

Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
479
202.68
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1418
600
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
449
600
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1287
544.57
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
562.58
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
121.44
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
142.98
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
79.55
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
96.21
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
20.31
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.42
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.54
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
19.04
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.68
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
41.89
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.77
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142.08
60.12
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
43.26
57.8
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
203.95
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
167.98
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
172.38
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
59.66
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
65.48
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
60.51
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
42
56.12
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
101.13
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.92
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135.15
57.19
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44.5
59.47
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
4.23
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.02
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
42.31
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.38
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.69
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
293
123.98
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
84.19
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
7.13
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.92
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.96
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.01
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
33
13.96
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.36
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
10.58
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.5
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
16.08
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
65.79
65.79
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Sam Bowens and Shane Costa

Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.16
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.2
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
0.97
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8694
27
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
27
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898
9
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
9
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.88
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.42
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
2.01
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.5
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
1.95
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.43
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.686
1.686
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.027
2.027
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.91
83.91
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.04
83.04
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0