Joe Kostal vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll 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 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. 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 Al Schroll

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
9.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
4.88
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
40.27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.25
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
35.16
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Joe Kostal and Al Schroll

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.53
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.75
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.68
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kostal and Al Schroll

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
538.46
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
507.69
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100