Rich Harden vs. Joe Kostal — Career Comparison

Rich Harden
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Harden 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 3.76 and 1.312 for Rich Harden. By the career numbers, Joe Kostal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Harden and Joe Kostal

Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.65
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.55
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.57
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.82
60.82
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
3.76
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2785
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928.1
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
7.57
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.02
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
4.09
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
9.2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.33
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3929
38.09
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
4.07
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.67
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3428
33.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Rich Harden and Joe Kostal

Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.65
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.55
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2785
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928.1
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.64
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.71
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.43
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.35
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Harden and Joe Kostal

Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
1193.02
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
600
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
530.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
69.77
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
11.34
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
83.72
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
83.72
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.91
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.88
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
216.28
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.79
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA