Jose Acosta vs. Joe Genewich — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Genewich
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Genewich 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. Joe Genewich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Joe Genewich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Genewich

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.24
44.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.03
61.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
4.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4205
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1401.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1610
10.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.512
0.512
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6114
39.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5677
36.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.26
39.26

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Genewich

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.537
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Genewich

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
332.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
552.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
114.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
104.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.9
28.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
125
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
132.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
44.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
35.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
79.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.22
32.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
15.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
73.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.13
8.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
29.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100