Jose Acosta vs. Murray Gillispie — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Murray Gillispie
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Murray Gillispie 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. Murray Gillispie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Murray Gillispie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Murray Gillispie

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
7.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
38.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
33.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Murray Gillispie

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Murray Gillispie

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
25
288.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
29.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
13
150
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
37.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Murray Gillispie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Murray Gillispie
Career
Per 600 PA