Jose Acosta vs. Ken Raffensberger — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Raffensberger
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Raffensberger 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. Ken Raffensberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Ken Raffensberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Raffensberger

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.21
71.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2257
9.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.583
0.583
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
37.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
4.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8583
35.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Raffensberger

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
344.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
61.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
291.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
368.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
353.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
14.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Raffensberger

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
305.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
529.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
74.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
59.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.69
15.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
96.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
90.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
29.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
50.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
15.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
280
215.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0