Jose Acosta vs. George Pipgras — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Pipgras
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Pipgras 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. George Pipgras posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, George Pipgras had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and George Pipgras

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.29
58.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.48
68.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
4.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4465
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
9.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
3.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6587
39.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
4.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5956
36.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and George Pipgras

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.054
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and George Pipgras

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
279.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
545.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
89.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.33
23.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
116.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
77.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.82
19.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
25.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
130.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0