Jose Acosta vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko 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. Steve Renko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Steve Renko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Steve Renko

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Steve Renko

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7493
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Steve Renko

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
477.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
25.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100