Jose Acosta vs. Blix Donnelly — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blix Donnelly
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blix Donnelly 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. Blix Donnelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Blix Donnelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Blix Donnelly

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
3.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
3.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2934
38.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2612
33.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Blix Donnelly

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Blix Donnelly

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
495.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
524.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
83.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
73.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.01
18.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
96.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
120
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
31.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
52.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.53
14.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
36.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.57
6.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA