Jose Acosta vs. Matt Garza — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Garza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Garza 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. Matt Garza posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Matt Garza had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Matt Garza

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.73
46.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
4.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
8.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
3.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
7.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7313
38.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6575
34.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Matt Garza

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5132
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1710.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Matt Garza

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
554.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
523.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
36.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
4.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
47.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
59.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.87
-20.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
155
296.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0