John Costello

Q: When was John Costello born?

John Costello was born on December 24, 1960.

Q: Where was John Costello born?

John Costello was born in Bronx, NY .

Q: How tall is John Costello?

John Costello is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did John Costello weigh when playing?

John Costello weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did John Costello play?

John Costello played 4 seasons.

Q: Is John Costello in the Hall of Fame?

John Costello has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was John Costello drafted?

John Costello was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 24th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mercyhurst University (Erie, PA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did John Costello have?

John Costello had 104 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has John Costello played for?

John Costello played for 3 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres.

Q: When did John Costello retire?

John Costello last played in 1991.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: December 24, 1960 in Bronx, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 24th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mercyhurst University (Erie, PA).

High School: Oceanside HS (Oceanside, NY)

School: Mercyhurst University (Erie, PA)

Debut: June 2, 1988 (Age 27-161d, 15,472nd in major league history)
vs. PHI 1.2 IP, 0 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: October 5, 1991 (Age 30-285d)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Full Name: John Reilly Costello

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

ERA

2.97

119

157.2

104

WHIP

1.300

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1983	22	STL-min	A-	2	5	.286	6.64	15	9	3	2	0	2	63.2	79	51	47	9	21	0	41	6	1	4				1.571	11.2	1.3	3.0	5.8	1.95	ERI NYPL
1984	23	STL-min	A	13	9	.591	3.36	26	26	0	2	0	0	166.0	142	80	62	9	86	1	114	5	1	5				1.373	7.7	0.5	4.7	6.2	1.33	SAV SALL
1985	24	STL-min	A	8	13	.381	4.16	28	28	0	7	0	0	188.0	188	105	87	17	60	1	127	4	2	9				1.319	9.0	0.8	2.9	6.1	2.12	SPR MIDW
1986	25	STL-min	A,AA	8	2	.800	2.91	25	12	7	2	1	2	86.2	82	32	28	2	30	2	42	2	0	1				1.292	8.5	0.2	3.1	4.4	1.40	SPT,ARK FLOR,TL
1987	26	STL-min	AA,AAA	7	2	.778	2.56	50	1	25	0	0	7	84.1	78	33	24	5	29	6	75	4	0	3				1.269	8.3	0.5	3.1	8.0	2.59	ARK,LOU TL,AA
1988	27	STL-min	AAA	1	1	.500	1.84	20	0	17	0	0	11	29.1	17	7	6	3	7	1	34	0	0	0				0.818	5.2	0.9	2.1	10.4	4.86	LOU AA
1988	27	STL	NL	5	2	.714	1.81	36	0	15	0	0	1	49.2	44	15	10	3	25	4	38	0	1	0	214	194	3.53	1.389	8.0	0.5	4.5	6.9	1.52
1989	28	STL-min	AAA	0	0		1.80	4	0	2	0	0	1	5.0	5	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0				1.200	9.0	0.0	1.8	7.2	4.00	LOU AA
1989	28	STL	NL	5	4	.556	3.32	48	0	11	0	0	3	62.1	48	24	23	5	20	7	40	2	0	0	252	109	3.58	1.091	6.9	0.7	2.9	5.8	2.00
1990	29	MON-min	AAA	0	3	.000	7.04	22	0	7	0	0	0	30.2	36	26	24	8	20	1	32	0	1	1				1.826	10.6	2.3	5.9	9.4	1.60	INA AA
1990	29	TOT	NL	0	0		5.91	8	0	4	0	0	0	10.2	12	8	7	3	2	1	2	1	1	0	47	68	6.93	1.313	10.1	2.5	1.7	1.7	1.00
1990	29	STL	NL	0	0		6.23	4	0	3	0	0	0	4.1	7	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	21	67	6.73	1.846	14.5	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.00
1990	29	MON	NL	0	0		5.68	4	0	1	0	0	0	6.1	5	5	4	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	26	68	7.07	0.947	7.1	2.8	1.4	1.4	1.00
1991	30	SDP-min	AAA	1	2	.333	2.15	17	0	5	0	0	3	29.1	31	16	7	1	7	1	24	2	0	1	131			1.295	9.5	0.3	2.1	7.4	3.43	LVG PCL
1991	30	SDP	NL	1	0	1.000	3.09	27	0	6	0	0	0	35.0	37	15	12	2	17	3	24	0	0	2	157	125	3.68	1.543	9.5	0.5	4.4	6.2	1.41
1992	31	SEA-min	AAA	0	1	.000	13.50	4	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	11	9	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	28			2.438	18.6	1.7	3.4	0.0	0.00	CGY PCL
4 Yrs				11	6	.647	2.97	119	0	36	0	0	4	157.2	141	62	52	13	64	15	104	3	2	2	670	124	3.82	1.300	8.0	0.7	3.7	5.9	1.63
162 Game Avg.				6	3	.647	2.97	68	0	21	0	0	2	90	81	35	30	7	37	9	59	2	1	1	383	124	3.82	1.300	8.0	0.7	3.7	5.9	1.63

STL (3 yrs)				10	6	.625	2.79	88	0	29	0	0	4	116.1	99	42	36	9	46	12	79	3	1	0	487	129	3.68	1.246	7.7	0.7	3.6	6.1	1.72
SDP (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	3.09	27	0	6	0	0	0	35.0	37	15	12	2	17	3	24	0	0	2	157	125	3.68	1.543	9.5	0.5	4.4	6.2	1.41
MON (1 yr)				0	0		5.68	4	0	1	0	0	0	6.1	5	5	4	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	26	68	7.07	0.947	7.1	2.8	1.4	1.4	1.00

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1988	27	STL	NL	-0.1	36	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-142	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1989	28	STL	NL	-0.1	48	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-223	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
1990	29	2TM	NL	0.0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1990	29	STL	NL	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1990	29	MON	NL	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1991	30	SDP	NL	0.0	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-364	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
4 Yrs				-0.2	119	15	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-202	0	0	0	3	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				-0.3	162	20	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-202	0	0	0	4	0	0

STL (3 Yrs)				-0.2	88	13	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-186	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
SDP (1 Yr)				0.0	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-364	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
MON (1 Yr)				0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

Player Value--Batting

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1988	27	STL	NL	P	36	0	0	49.2	6	3	3	0	0	1.000	.955	1.09	1.96	0.17	1.96	0	6	3	33.3	29.0	0
1989	28	STL	NL	P	48	0	0	62.1	7	3	4	0	0	1.000	.947	1.01	1.86	0.15	1.87	0	9	3	25.0	31.8	0
1990	29	2TM	NL	P	8	0	0	10.2	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.86	0.00	1.80	0	1	1	50.0	29.0	0
1990	29	STL	NL	P	4	0	0	4.1	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.87	0.00	1.80	0	0	1	100.0	29.0	0
1990	29	MON	NL	P	4	0	0	6.1	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.85	0.00	1.80	0	1	0	0.0	29.0	0
1991	30	SDP	NL	P	27	0	0	35.0	5	0	5	0	0	1.000	.954	1.29	1.85	0.19	1.85	2	4	0	0.0	33.0	0
4 Yrs					119	0	0	157.2	18	6	12	0	0	1.000	.952	1.03	1.89	0.15	1.89	2	20	7	25.9	30.9	0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John Costello?

John Costello is 63 years old.

When was John Costello born?

John Costello was born on December 24, 1960.

Where was John Costello born?

John Costello was born in Bronx, NY.

How tall is John Costello?

John Costello is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did John Costello weigh when playing?

John Costello weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did John Costello play?

John Costello played 4 seasons.

Is John Costello in the Hall of Fame?

John Costello has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was John Costello drafted?

John Costello was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 24th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mercyhurst University (Erie, PA).

What position did John Costello play?

John Costello was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did John Costello have?

John Costello had 104 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has John Costello played for?

John Costello played for 3 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres.

When did John Costello retire?

John Costello last played in 1991.

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