Jose Acosta vs. Tommy Greene — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Greene
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Greene 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. Tommy Greene posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.342 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Tommy Greene had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Tommy Greene

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.32
60.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.51
81.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
8.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2690
38.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2378
34.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Tommy Greene

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1884
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.88
93.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.51
81.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Tommy Greene

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
303.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
530.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
117.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
89.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.65
43.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
164.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
146.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
49.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
87.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.18
45.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
29.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
146.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA