Jose Acosta vs. Kevin Kobel — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Kobel
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Kobel 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. Kevin Kobel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Kevin Kobel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Kevin Kobel

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
9.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
2.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2014
38.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809
34.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Kevin Kobel

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Kevin Kobel

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
793.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
503.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
75.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
17.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
96.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
14.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA