Rick Cerone vs. Shane Costa — Career Comparison

Rick Cerone
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher
Shane Costa
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Cerone and Shane Costa are closely matched on the surface stats. Shane Costa posted stronger numbers in OPS (.658 vs .645) and slugging (.366 vs .343). Rick Cerone had the advantage in on-base percentage (.303 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 Rick Cerone and Shane Costa

Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1329
177.04
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4504
600
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
449
600
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4069
542.05
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
562.58
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
998
132.95
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
142.98
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
734
97.78
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
72
96.21
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
25.31
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.42
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
7.86
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.68
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
35.17
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.77
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409.07
54.49
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43.26
57.8
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1395
185.83
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1342
178.77
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
129
172.38
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
52.35
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
65.48
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
58.08
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
42
56.12
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770
102.58
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.92
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433.52
57.75
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44.5
59.47
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.2
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.02
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
42.63
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.38
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.2
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
450
59.95
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
84.19
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.01
10.01
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
7.13
7.13
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
6.39
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.73
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
118
15.72
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.36
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.93
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.73
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.01
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
21.43
21.43
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Rick Cerone and Shane Costa

Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1286
1.14
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.2
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
1.01
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30375
27
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
27
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10125
9
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
9
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6555
5.83
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
2.42
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
0.48
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.06
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7161
6.37
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.5
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7091
6.3
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.43
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.514
5.514
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.027
2.027
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.26
88.26
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.04
83.04
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.05
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.09
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
0.63
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
0.37
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0