Joe Kostal vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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 3.24 and 1.230 for Dazzy Vance. 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 Dazzy Vance

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.42
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
3.24
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.4
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
2.55
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Joe Kostal and Dazzy Vance

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kostal and Dazzy Vance

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
238.49
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1112
600
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
523.92
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
62.05
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
287
154.86
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100