Jose Acosta vs. Rob Gardner — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rob Gardner
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rob Gardner 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. Rob Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.468 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Rob Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Rob Gardner

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
4.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
9.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
3.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
5.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
39.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
4.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
35.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Rob Gardner

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.48
98.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.596
0.596
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Rob Gardner

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
701.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
549.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
63.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.01
12.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
88.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
13
82.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.06
-0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
37
233.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Rob Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rob Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA