John Costello vs. Jim Willoughby — Career Comparison

John Costello
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Willoughby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give John Costello a clear advantage over Jim Willoughby across the core pitching metrics. John Costello led in run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 83), and strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 80). Jim Willoughby held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 91). John Costello was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Costello and Jim Willoughby

John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
3.89
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.63
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.42
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.56
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.97
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
3.79
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
8.05
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
9.12
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.65
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.37
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.47
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.94
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
4.09
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
38.25
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2306
37.69
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.05
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.19
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.54
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.35
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.87
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
33.62
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2088
34.13
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for John Costello and Jim Willoughby

John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
3.89
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1653
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
9
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.58
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.55
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.47
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.635
0.635
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Costello and Jim Willoughby

John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
4760
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
1837.97
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
508.86
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75.95
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.16
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
25.27
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
106.33
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45.57
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.2
-48.1
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
16.19
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
360
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
182.28
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA