Joe Kostal vs. Fred Wiley — Career Comparison

Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Wiley
Lost GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Fred Wiley 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 5.94 and 1.593 for Fred Wiley. 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 Fred Wiley

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.94
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
11.11
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.11
11.11
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.84
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
33.33
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.85
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
29.45
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Joe Kostal and Fred Wiley

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.41
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.64
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.44
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.09
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.09
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kostal and Fred Wiley

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
178.38
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
600
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
34.36
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
162.16
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
44.96
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA