Jose Acosta vs. Gio Gonzalez — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gio Gonzalez
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gio Gonzalez 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. Gio Gonzalez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Gio Gonzalez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Gio Gonzalez

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.47
56.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
3.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5799
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1744
8.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
3.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
8.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8242
38.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7271
33.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Gio Gonzalez

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5799
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Gio Gonzalez

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
434.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
517.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
46.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.1
10.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
66.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
37.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.03
-12.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
240
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA