Jose Acosta vs. Al Gerheauser — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Gerheauser
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Gerheauser 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. Al Gerheauser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.477 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Al Gerheauser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Al Gerheauser

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
2.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
4.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
10.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
3.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2847
39.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
4.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2617
36.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Al Gerheauser

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Al Gerheauser

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
412.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
572.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
119.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
81.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.16
41.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
171.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
141.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
59.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
89.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.86
40.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
149.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.02
4.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA