Jose Acosta vs. Rick Reuschel — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Reuschel
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Rick Reuschel 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. Rick Reuschel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Rick Reuschel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Rick Reuschel

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
1.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.84
52.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
3.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10645
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3548.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3588
9.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
2.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
5.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.831
0.831
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14888
37.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1494
3.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
34.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Rick Reuschel

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
1.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10645
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3548.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
1.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
2.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
2.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.17
97.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.786
1.786
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Rick Reuschel

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
266.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1304
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1115
513.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
86.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
66.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
16.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
19.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.23
22.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
111.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
108.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
37.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
36.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
72.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.41
18.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
21.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
317
145.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
4.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
62.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
5.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Rick Reuschel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Reuschel
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5