Jose Acosta vs. Shane Rawley — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shane Rawley
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shane Rawley 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. Shane Rawley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.460 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Shane Rawley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Shane Rawley

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
2.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.47
48.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.04
49.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
4.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5614
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1934
9.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
3.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
4.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8062
38.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
4.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7139
34.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Shane Rawley

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
2.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5614
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.04
49.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Shane Rawley

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
827.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
505.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
69.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.61
13.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
83.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
85.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
27.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
50.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
3.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
106
185.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.24
3.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
69.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Shane Rawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Shane Rawley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100