Jose Acosta vs. Eric Hetzel — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Hetzel
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Hetzel 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. Jose Acosta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 6.12 and 1.758 for Eric Hetzel. By the career numbers, Jose Acosta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Eric Hetzel

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
42.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
7.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
36.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.4
42.4

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Eric Hetzel

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Eric Hetzel

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
600
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
486.49
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA