Jose Acosta vs. Marv Goodwin — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marv Goodwin
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marv Goodwin 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. Marv Goodwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.268 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Marv Goodwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Marv Goodwin

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
2.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.65
45.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.494
0.494
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
38.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1783
35.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Marv Goodwin

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Marv Goodwin

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
403.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
505.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
94.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
90.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.82
26.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
101.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
137.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.19
32.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
43.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA