Joe Kostal vs. Donald Troy — Career Comparison

Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Donald Troy
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Donald Troy 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 3.1 and 1.264 for Donald Troy. 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 Donald Troy

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.45
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.93
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.1
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
7.34
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.03
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.66
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
39.1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.03
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.14
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
33.93
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Joe Kostal and Donald Troy

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.45
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.93
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.17
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
2.38
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.28
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kostal and Donald Troy

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
233.33
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
600
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
500
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
15.03
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
5.71
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA