Jose Acosta vs. Joe Palumbo — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Palumbo
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Palumbo 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 9.47 and 1.842 for Joe Palumbo. 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 Joe Palumbo

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
11.18
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
11.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
12.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.32
12.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.947
1.947
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
871
36.75
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
38.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Palumbo

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Palumbo

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
600
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
486.49
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA