Joe Kostal vs. Casey Mize — Career Comparison

Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Casey Mize
Gen ZAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Casey Mize 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 4.19 and 1.291 for Casey Mize. 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 Casey Mize

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.82
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.78
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.92
47.92
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
4.19
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9.12
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.31
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.48
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
7.47
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1869
38.23
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.78
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
35
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Joe Kostal and Casey Mize

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.82
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.78
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.94
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.39
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.35
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kostal and Casey Mize

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
17800
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
10.43
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
21.85
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Mize
Career
Per 600 PA