Joe Kostal vs. Mike Wegener — Career Comparison

Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Wegener
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Wegener 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 4.73 and 1.522 for Mike Wegener. 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 Mike Wegener

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.67
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
4.73
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
9
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
8.33
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.87
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
5.07
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
5.3
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
39.73
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.489
1.489
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1028
34.27
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73

Fielding Stats for Joe Kostal and Mike Wegener

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
2.14
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kostal and Mike Wegener

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
367.74
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
600
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
567.74
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
109.68
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
103.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
19.39
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
116.13
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
116.13
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
16.42
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
29
187.1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wegener
Career
Per 600 PA