Jose Acosta vs. Gifford McDonald — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gifford McDonald
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Gifford McDonald 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 4.69 and 1.649 for Gifford McDonald. 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 Gifford McDonald

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.95
78.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
10.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
41.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
6.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.649
1.649
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
34.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Gifford McDonald

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Gifford McDonald

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
523.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
17.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
14.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA