Jose Acosta vs. Vern Olsen — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Olsen 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. Vern Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.432 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Vern Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Vern Olsen

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
9.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
39.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
35.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Vern Olsen

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Vern Olsen

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
364.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
545.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
161.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
35.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
19.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100