John Costello vs. Rich Gossage — Career Comparison

John Costello
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give John Costello a clear advantage over Rich Gossage across the core pitching metrics. John Costello led in run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 95), home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 86). Rich Gossage held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 99). John Costello was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Costello and Rich Gossage

John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1002
4.98
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.63
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.62
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.53
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.68
53.68
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.54
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.97
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
3.01
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
8.05
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
7.45
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.59
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.65
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.64
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
5.94
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
7.47
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.31
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
38.25
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7507
37.34
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.05
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
3.39
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.54
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.33
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.33
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
33.62
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6555
32.61
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for John Costello and Rich Gossage

John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1002
4.98
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.39
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.9
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.39
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.28
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Costello and Rich Gossage

John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
119
4760
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
6470.97
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
7.73
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
64.52
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.2
-48.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.9
-12.27
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
360
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
238.71
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA