Shane Costa vs. Willie Davis — Career Comparison

Shane Costa
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Willie Davis
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Shane Costa and Willie Davis are closely matched on the surface stats. Shane Costa posted stronger numbers in OPS (.658 vs .627) and slugging (.366 vs .323). Willie Davis had the advantage in on-base percentage (.304 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 Shane Costa and Willie Davis

Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
162.86
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
600
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
562.58
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
65
557.14
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
142.98
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
145.71
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
96.21
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.42
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.68
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.77
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.26
57.8
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.51
55.79
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
180
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
172.38
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
180
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
65.48
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
56.12
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.92
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
145.71
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.5
59.47
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
65.71
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.02
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.38
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
63
84.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
7.13
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.36
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Shane Costa and Willie Davis

Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.2
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2523
27
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
27
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841
9
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.1
9
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.42
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.38
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.23
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.43
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.9
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.027
2.027
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.04
83.04
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.27
77.27
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0