Jose Acosta vs. Pete Donohue — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Donohue
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pete Donohue 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. Pete Donohue posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Pete Donohue had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Pete Donohue

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.17
53.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.49
78.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
3.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6337
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2439
10.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.39
10.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9055
38.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
4.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8587
36.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.58
38.58

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Pete Donohue

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.657
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Pete Donohue

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
260.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
798
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
550.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
135.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
115.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.76
44.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
167.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
153.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
33.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
65.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
93.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.91
52.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
15.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
31.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33