Shane Costa vs. Jim Essian — Career Comparison

Shane Costa
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Jim Essian
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Shane Costa and Jim Essian are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Essian posted stronger numbers in OPS (.674 vs .658) and on-base percentage (.328 vs .292). Shane Costa had the advantage in slugging (.366 vs .347). By the career numbers, Jim Essian 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 Jim Essian

Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
198.51
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
449
600
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2146
600
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
562.58
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1855
518.64
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
142.98
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
126.65
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
96.21
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
92.82
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.42
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
23.77
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.84
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.68
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.23
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.77
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
33.83
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
43.26
57.8
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209.63
58.61
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
205.79
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643
179.78
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
129
172.38
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
690
192.92
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
65.48
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
54.24
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
42
56.12
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
57.88
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.92
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
102.89
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
44.5
59.47
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223.7
62.55
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.02
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.68
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.38
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
64.59
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.84
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
84.19
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
47.81
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
7.13
7.13
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.55
12.55
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.23
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.87
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.36
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
63
17.61
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.52
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.63
Shane Costa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.15
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Shane Costa and Jim Essian

Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.2
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
1.24
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
0.99
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
27
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14765
27
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
9
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4921.2
9
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
2.42
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2916
5.33
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
0.74
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.1
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.5
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3374
6.17
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.43
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3319
6.07
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.027
2.027
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.04
83.04
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.47
80.47
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.11
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.05
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Costa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
0.74
Shane Costa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.5