Shane Costa vs. Kevin Elster — Career Comparison

Shane Costa
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Kevin Elster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Kevin Elster posted the stronger offensive profile against Shane Costa. Kevin Elster posted stronger numbers in OPS (.685 vs .658) and on-base percentage (.308 vs .292). Shane Costa had the advantage in batting average (.254 vs .228). By the career numbers, Kevin Elster 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 Kevin Elster

Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
940
174.88
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
449
600
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3225
600
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
562.58
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2844
529.12
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
142.98
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
120.56
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
96.21
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
76.65
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.42
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
25.3
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.23
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.68
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
16.37
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.77
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
43.91
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
43.26
57.8
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345.57
64.29
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1072
199.44
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
129
172.38
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
956
177.86
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
65.48
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
61.77
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
42
56.12
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
69.95
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.92
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
115.35
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
44.5
59.47
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336.99
62.7
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.02
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
2.42
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.38
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
54.88
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
7.26
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
84.19
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
562
104.56
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
7.13
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.07
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.51
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.36
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
8.37
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
2.6
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.05
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.65
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
56
56

Fielding Stats for Shane Costa and Kevin Elster

Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.2
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
1.12
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
1.02
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
27
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21960
27
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
9
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7320
9
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.42
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1331
1.64
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2369
2.91
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.12
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.5
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3801
4.67
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.43
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3700
4.55
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.34
97.34
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.027
2.027
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.062
4.062
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.04
83.04
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.78
90.78
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
0.53
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0