Jose Acosta vs. Nate Karns — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nate Karns
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nate Karns 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. Nate Karns posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Nate Karns had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Nate Karns

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
38.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1210
34.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Nate Karns

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.84
91.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Nate Karns

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
3654.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
486.49
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
13.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA