Jose Acosta vs. Garrett Olson — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Garrett Olson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Garrett Olson 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 6.26 and 1.679 for Garrett Olson. 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 Garrett Olson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
6.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
10.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
6.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1328
41.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
6.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1153
36.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.55
41.55

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Garrett Olson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.09
84.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Garrett Olson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
6933.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
486.49
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-12.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA