Mike Hampton vs. Joe Kostal — Career Comparison

Mike Hampton
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Hampton built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Kostal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Kostal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 4.06 and 1.464 for Mike Hampton. By the career numbers, Joe Kostal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Hampton and Joe Kostal

Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.66
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.41
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.59
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.46
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.27
56.27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.73
84.73
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
4.06
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2370
9.4
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
0.79
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
3.57
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.19
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1387
5.5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.3
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.19
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9824
38.98
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1157
4.59
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.42
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.15
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.442
1.442
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8698
34.51
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Mike Hampton and Joe Kostal

Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.66
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.41
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.57
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.89
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
2.57
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
2.46
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.73
84.73
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.17
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Hampton and Joe Kostal

Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
318.11
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
845
600
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
514.79
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
126.39
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
95.86
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.62
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.55
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.36
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
30.53
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.11
54.04
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
183.2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
163.31
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
68.88
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
56.09
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
113.61
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.03
58.25
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.55
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.37
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 600 PA
195
138.46
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
44.73
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.55
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.52
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.13
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.97
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Hampton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.86
42.86
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA