Eric Hillman vs. Joe Kostal — Career Comparison

Eric Hillman
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Hillman 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 4.85 and 1.453 for Eric Hillman. By the career numbers, Joe Kostal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Hillman and Joe Kostal

Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.85
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
11.06
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.06
11.06
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.16
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.75
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.72
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.608
0.608
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
39.18
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.59
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
930
36.08
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Eric Hillman and Joe Kostal

Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.24
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.94
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.78
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Hillman and Joe Kostal

Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
376.92
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
600
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
500
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
9.16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-3.31
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
192.31
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
92.31
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA