Jose Acosta vs. Pat Malone — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Malone
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Malone 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. Pat Malone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Pat Malone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Pat Malone

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.29
59.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.62
61.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
3.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5745
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1934
9.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
3.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
4.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8276
38.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
936
4.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7526
35.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Pat Malone

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.048
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Pat Malone

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
284.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
752
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
548.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
102.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
86.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36.83
29.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
133.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
122.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
46.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
87.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.01
26.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
19.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
118.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
31.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0