Jose Acosta vs. Rich Barnes — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Barnes
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Barnes built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Acosta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 5.65 and 1.919 for Rich Barnes. By the career numbers, Jose Acosta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Rich Barnes

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
11.18
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
12.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.24
12.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
43.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.849
1.849
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
871
36.75
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
37.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Rich Barnes

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Rich Barnes

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
600
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
486.49
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA