Shane Costa
Shane Jeremy Costa
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: December 12, 1981 in Visalia, CA
High School: Golden West (Visalia, CA)
School: California State University, Fullerton
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed July 17, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 2005
Final Game: September 30, 2007
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2005 KCR AL 23 LF 20 18 162.0 31 30 1 0 0 1.000 -2.7 -20.0 -3.7 -2.5 -1.2 1 1.72 1.55 .987 2.10 1.79
2005 KCR AL 23 OF 20 18 162.0 31 30 1 0 0 1.000 -2.7 -20.0 -3.7 -2.5 -1.2 1 1.72 1.55 .987 2.30 2.05
2005 KCR AL 23 DH 4
2006 KCR AL 24 OF 65 57 508.0 148 142 0 6 0 .959 -0.2 -0.5 4.8 -0.5 5.3 -5 2.52 2.18 .986 2.30 1.99
2006 KCR AL 24 RF 39 34 307.0 88 83 0 5 0 .943 -0.5 -2.0 2.5 1.1 1.4 -3 2.43 2.13 .985 2.20 1.85
2006 KCR AL 24 CF 21 18 159.0 50 49 0 1 0 .980 -0.3 -2.3 1.7 -2.2 3.9 -2 2.77 2.33 .990 2.65 2.29
2006 KCR AL 24 LF 5 5 42.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 17.1 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 2.14 2.00 .990 2.06 1.68
2006 KCR AL 24 DH 1
2007 KCR AL 25 OF 27 18 171.0 55 54 0 1 0 .982 3.2 22.5 4.2 3.3 0.9 -1 2.84 2.00 .987 2.30 2.00
2007 KCR AL 25 LF 15 11 98.0 32 31 0 1 0 .969 2.7 33.1 2.7 2.4 0.3 0 2.85 2.07 .984 2.11 1.71
2007 KCR AL 25 RF 13 7 73.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 8.2 1.5 0.9 0.6 -1 2.84 1.77 .983 2.08 1.77
2007 KCR AL 25 DH 3
3 Seasons OF 112 93 841.0 234 226 1 7 0 .970 0.3 0.4 5.3 0.3 5.0 -5 2.43 2.03 .987 2.30 2.00
2 Seasons RF 52 41 380.0 111 106 0 5 0 .955 0.0 0.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 -4 2.51 2.04 .985 2.18 1.83
3 Seasons LF 40 34 302.0 73 71 1 1 0 .986 0.6 2.4 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 1 2.15 1.80 .986 2.10 1.74
1 Season CF 21 18 159.0 50 49 0 1 0 .980 -0.3 -2.3 1.7 -2.2 3.9 -2 2.77 2.33 .990 2.65 2.29
3 Seasons DH 8
3 Seasons TOT 113 93 841.0 234 226 1 7 0 .970 0.3 0.4 5.3 0.3 5.0 -5 2.43 2.01 .956 2.24 1.89

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2005 KCR AL 23 27 22 27 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 4 4 0
2006 KCR AL 24 72 58 72 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 39 65 1 7 1
2007 KCR AL 25 55 21 55 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 13 27 3 25 3
3 Seasons 154 101 154 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 21 52 112 8 36 4
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2006 KCR AL 24 5 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 0 8 3 0 4 2 0 8 1 0 6 1 0 40 15 37.5% 25 0 0.0% 0 1462 61% 74% 40% 147 56%
2007 KCR AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 13 4 30.8% 9 0 0.0% 0 316 54% 76% 46% 38 61%
2 Seasons 5 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 8 0 10 4 0 7 4 0 10 1 0 9 2 0 53 19 35.8% 34 0 0.0% 0 1778 60% 75% 41% 185 57%
MLB Averages 48.7% 2.1% 57% 75% 39% 49%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2005 KCR AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8 8 0 7 2 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 24 17 70.8% 7 0 0.0% 1 733 55% 78% 39% 80 39%
2006 KCR AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 4 57.1% 3 0 0.0% 0 183 51% 77% 38% 24 42%
2007 KCR AL 25 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 6 60.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 431 56% 77% 45% 57 54%
3 Seasons 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 10 0 14 3 0 8 8 0 3 0 0 6 6 0 41 27 65.9% 14 0 0.0% 1 1347 55% 77% 41% 161 45%
MLB Averages 62.5% 2.2% 57% 75% 39% 46%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2006 KCR AL 24 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 7 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 7 2 0 25 7 28.0% 18 0 0.0% 0 735 60% 77% 40% 91 54%
1 Season 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 7 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 7 2 0 25 7 28.0% 18 0 0.0% 0 735 60% 77% 40% 91 54%
MLB Averages 43.1% 1.7% 57% 75% 39% 51%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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