Tim Costo vs. Steve Sax — Career Comparison

Tim Costo
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Steve Sax
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Steve Sax posted the stronger offensive profile against Tim Costo. Steve Sax posted stronger numbers in OPS (.697 vs .610) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .267). Tim Costo had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Steve Sax had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tim Costo and Steve Sax

Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1769
139.07
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7632
600
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
550.68
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6940
545.6
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
30
123.29
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1949
153.22
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
82.19
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1570
123.43
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.77
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
21.86
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.69
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.25
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
29.8
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
12.16
49.96
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
861.21
67.71
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
46
189.04
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2483
195.2
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
39
160.27
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2529
198.82
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
16
65.75
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
913
71.78
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550
43.24
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1409
110.77
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
11.71
48.11
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.02
72.49
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.89
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
556
43.71
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.69
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
94.52
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
584
45.91
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
6.35
6.35
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.07
13.07
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.9
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
2.91
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.55
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
11.48
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
34.91
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
13.99
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
48.9
Tim Costo
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.38
71.38

Fielding Stats for Tim Costo and Steve Sax

Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.2
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1719
1.04
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.06
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1695
1.02
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44712
27
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14904
9
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.87
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3617
2.18
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4817
2.91
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
0.11
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
4.21
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8624
5.21
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
4.18
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8434
5.09
Tim Costo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.32
99.32
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.8
97.8
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.476
3.476
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.906
4.906
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
88.1
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
0.6
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Costo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0