Joe Kostal vs. Chris Welsh — Career Comparison

Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Welsh
Baby BoomersDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Welsh 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 4.45 and 1.477 for Chris Welsh. 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 Chris Welsh

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.04
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.51
41.51
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.45
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
9.89
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.87
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.16
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.21
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.709
0.709
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333
39.05
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.97
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.14
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2095
35.07
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Joe Kostal and Chris Welsh

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.04
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.79
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.21
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.14
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kostal and Chris Welsh

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
449.08
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
600
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
526.38
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.09
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.77
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
29.47
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.83
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
125.15
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.49
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.26
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
103.07
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.96
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.45
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
51
187.73
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.17
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.36
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50