Jose Acosta vs. Kyle Hendricks — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kyle Hendricks
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kyle Hendricks 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. Kyle Hendricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Kyle Hendricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Kyle Hendricks

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
1.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.05
98.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
3.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5235
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1745
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1668
8.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
7.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7213
37.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
4.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6652
34.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Kyle Hendricks

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5235
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1745
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.05
98.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Kyle Hendricks

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
461.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
531.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
54.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
47.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.34
7.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
62.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
74.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.58
-11.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
16.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
178
264.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
49.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA