Joe Kostal vs. Walt Masterson — Career Comparison

Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Walt Masterson 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 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. By the career numbers, Joe Kostal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kostal and Walt Masterson

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Kostal and Walt Masterson

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kostal and Walt Masterson

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
435.38
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
600
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50