Jose Acosta vs. Pat Rapp — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Rapp
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Rapp 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 4.68 and 1.574 for Pat Rapp. 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 Pat Rapp

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
1.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
4.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
9.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
4.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
5.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6143
39.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
790
5.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.551
1.551
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5312
34.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Pat Rapp

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4162
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1387.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Pat Rapp

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
579.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
550.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
64.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
53.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.59
10.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
80.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
66.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
22.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
49.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.37
-9.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
92
205.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
46.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA