P John Costa #47
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/02/2019
P JOHN COSTA #47 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 55 55 55
Movement 40 40 40 40
Control 40 40 40 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Cutter 60 60
Knuckle Curve 65 65
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 75
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
He never gives less than 100 percent.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/13/1983
Born in:Lansdowne, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 81 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 81 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2003, 3rd Pick in Round 3
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2011 Austin - ABA 27 71 0 1 6 8 3.01 74.2 57 26 25 6 48 66 0 0 1.41 .262 4.16 -0.3 122
2012 Austin - ABA 28 34 0 1 1 2 4.79 41.1 37 22 22 4 14 50 0 0 1.23 .333 3.14 0.6 83
2013 Austin - ABA 29 47 0 3 1 1 2.47 65.2 45 24 18 6 30 75 0 0 1.14 .250 3.50 0.6 159
2014 Austin - ABA 30 48 0 3 6 2 3.56 60.2 49 24 24 1 26 65 0 0 1.24 .316 2.48 1.1 95
2016 Indianapolis - ABA 32 5 0 1 0 0 3.52 7.2 6 3 3 2 1 12 0 0 0.91 .267 3.74 -0.0 96
Total ABA 205 0 9 14 13 3.31 250.0 194 99 92 19 119 268 0 0 1.25 .284 3.40 2.0 112
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2002 Atlanta HS - HS 18 8 8 2 2 0 4.60 29.1 26 15 15 3 14 36 0 0 1.36 .307 5.13 0.7 135
2003 Atlanta HS - HS 19 7 7 2 0 0 2.73 26.1 29 14 8 1 11 31 0 0 1.52 .378 5.40 0.7 244
2003 Ft. Wayne - R 19 21 3 1 2 1 8.08 49.0 75 45 44 9 18 45 0 0 1.90 .405 5.58 -0.1 60
2004 Ft. Wayne - R 20 16 0 0 2 6 4.11 15.1 21 9 7 2 11 13 0 0 2.09 .365 5.75 -0.1 122
2005 Orlando - A 21 28 28 10 9 0 3.94 144.0 146 70 63 11 40 102 0 0 1.29 .294 3.89 1.8 97
2006 Orlando - A 22 23 23 8 7 0 3.86 126.0 108 55 54 7 38 108 0 0 1.16 .283 3.76 2.5 110
2006 Chandler - AA 22 11 0 0 1 0 0.73 12.1 12 5 1 1 6 13 0 0 1.46 .333 3.24 0.2 580
2007 Chandler - AA 23 36 0 3 1 11 3.15 40.0 26 17 14 3 26 52 0 0 1.30 .264 3.90 0.5 140
2007 Bakersfield - AAA 23 24 0 0 2 0 5.33 25.1 24 15 15 5 20 30 0 0 1.74 .302 6.01 -0.4 81
2008 Bakersfield - AAA 24 74 0 6 0 0 4.48 82.1 74 46 41 8 46 100 0 0 1.46 .317 4.20 0.5 98
2009 Chandler - AA 25 10 0 1 1 4 4.82 9.1 7 5 5 1 7 11 0 0 1.50 .286 5.23 -0.1 85
2009 Bakersfield - AAA 25 50 0 4 2 2 4.21 47.0 30 22 22 6 34 60 0 0 1.36 .235 4.79 -0.1 102
2010 Corpus Christi - AA 26 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0.50 .286 0.08 0.4 999
2010 Westwood - AAA 26 6 0 0 0 2 7.71 4.2 9 4 4 0 5 7 0 0 3.00 .562 3.47 0.1 54
2010 Aurora - AAA 26 40 0 3 4 17 2.37 49.1 28 14 13 2 24 67 0 0 1.05 .250 2.58 1.5 177
2010 Total - AAA 26 46 0 3 4 19 2.83 54.0 37 18 17 2 29 74 0 0 1.22 .292 2.66 1.6 148
2015 Laredo - AAA 31 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.71 0.0 999
2016 Huntsville - A 32 6 0 1 0 4 0.00 5.2 3 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 1.24 .200 3.33 0.1 999
2017 Spokane - AAA 33 46 0 1 7 15 2.44 62.2 58 18 17 8 24 70 0 0 1.31 .303 3.16 0.5 135
2018 Hartford - AAA 34 3 1 1 0 0 8.38 9.2 13 9 9 1 2 7 0 0 1.55 .364 3.50 0.1 40
Total AAA 244 1 15 15 37 3.86 282.0 236 128 121 30 155 342 0 0 1.39 .297 3.90 105.0
Total AA 60 0 4 3 16 2.74 65.2 47 27 20 5 39 83 0 0 1.31 .284 3.73 158.0
Total A 57 51 19 16 4 3.82 275.2 257 125 117 18 82 213 0 0 1.23 .288 3.82 105.1
Total AHS 15 15 4 2 0 3.72 55.2 55 29 23 4 25 67 0 0 1.44 .342 5.26 171.3
Total AR 37 3 1 4 7 7.13 64.1 96 54 51 11 29 58 0 0 1.94 .395 5.62 68.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2011 Austin - ABA 27 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .500 0.92 0.0 999
2012 Austin - ABA 28 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .333 1.14 0.0 999
2013 Austin - ABA 29 8 0 1 0 1 1.80 5.0 9 1 1 1 3 5 0 0 2.40 .444 5.44 -0.1 218
2014 Austin - ABA 30 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.80 .182 2.18 0.1 999
Total ABA 13 0 1 0 1 0.75 12.0 13 1 1 1 5 12 0 0 1.50 .353 3.35 523.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2011 Austin - ABA P 70 0 3 2 0 6 1 .833 74.2 0.60 -1.2 .686
2012 Austin - ABA P 32 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 41.1 1.31 +0.1 1.034
2013 Austin - ABA P 47 0 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 65.2 0.96 +0.9 1.027
2014 Austin - ABA P 48 0 1 7 2 8 0 1.000 60.2 1.19 +1.0 1.031
2016 Indianapolis - ABA P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 202 0 6 20 3 27 1 .963 250.0 0.94 +0.8 .976
PLAYER HISTORY
06/13/2001 Joined the Atlanta HS Mustangs.
10/03/2001 Injured (Food poisoning), out for 2 days.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (55); Movement: 25 (50); Control: 20 (40).
04/08/2002 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
04/19/2002 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (50); Movement: 25 (45); Control: 20 (40).
05/03/2003 Injured on 04/30/2003, diagnosed with elbow tendinitis, will miss 2 weeks.
06/05/2003 Drafted in the 2003 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 3, 41st overall pick) by the Pensacola Palominos.
06/11/2003 Released by the Atlanta HS Mustangs.
06/13/2003 Signed a minor league contract with the Pensacola Palominos organization with a signing bonus of $3,920.
07/05/2003 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/23/2003 Injured on 07/22/2003, diagnosed with a sore elbow, is day-to-day.
08/29/2003 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (55); Movement: 30 (45); Control: 20 (35).
08/03/2004 Injured on 08/02/2004, diagnosed with rotator cuff inflammation, will miss 2 months.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (65); Movement: 35 (50); Control: 20 (40).
05/24/2005 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/15/2005 Was selected to the 2005 ABA Class-A League All-Star Game.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (55); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 30 (45).
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 30 (45).
09/05/2007 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 30 (45).
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 35 (45).
07/31/2009 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/20/2009 Became a minor league free agent.
12/29/2009 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Eskimos organization.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 35 (45).
05/05/2010 Was granted free agency by the Milwaukee organization.
05/17/2010 Signed a minor league contract ($700 bonus) with the Colorado Black Bears organization.
11/21/2010 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 35 (35).
02/01/2011 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $121,750 with the Austin Desperados organization.
04/20/2011 Injured (flu),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 35 (35).
05/23/2012 Injured (food poisoning),out for 3 days.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 40 (40).
10/29/2013 Wins the 2013 World Series with the Austin Desperados.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 40 (40).
11/04/2014 Wins the 2014 World Series with the Austin Desperados.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 40 (40).
01/10/2015 Injured (Broken leg),out for 3 months.
05/21/2015 Released by the Austin Desperados.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 40 (40).
08/19/2016 Signed a minor league contract ($2,000 bonus) with the Indianapolis Eagles organization.
11/29/2016 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $12,000.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
11/24/2017 Became a free agent.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 40 (40).
07/17/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Whistlers organization.
11/23/2018 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 40 (40).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
2011 13 10
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