Alex Cole vs. Shane Costa — Career Comparison

Alex Cole
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Shane Costa
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Alex Cole and Shane Costa are closely matched on the surface stats. Alex Cole posted stronger numbers in OPS (.713 vs .658) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .292). Shane Costa had the advantage in slugging (.366 vs .351). By the career numbers, Alex Cole had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Alex Cole and Shane Costa

Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
170.87
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2012
600
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
449
600
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1760
524.85
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
562.58
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
147.02
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
107
142.98
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
120.48
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
72
96.21
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
17.3
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.42
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.75
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.49
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.68
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
26.54
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.77
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.67
74.16
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
43.26
57.8
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
184.29
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
213.82
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
129
172.38
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
85.29
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
49
65.48
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
34.89
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
56.12
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
118.69
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.92
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262.43
78.26
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
44.5
59.47
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.09
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.02
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
64.71
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.38
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.39
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
296
88.27
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
84.19
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.8
6.8
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
7.13
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.67
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.68
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.01
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
7.46
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.36
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
44.14
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
17.59
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
61.73
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.5
71.5
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Alex Cole and Shane Costa

Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.16
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.2
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11215
27
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
27
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3738.1
9
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
9
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
2.56
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
2.42
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.06
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
2.7
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.5
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1090
2.62
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.43
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.257
2.257
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.027
2.027
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.13
86.13
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.04
83.04
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0