John Costello vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

John Costello
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and John Costello as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Costello led in run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 94), home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 82), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 75). James McDonald held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 99). Role difference aside, John Costello holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Costello and James McDonald

John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.63
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.97
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
8.05
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
5.94
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
38.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.05
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
33.62
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for John Costello and James McDonald

John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Costello and James McDonald

John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
4760
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.2
-48.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
360
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA