Jose Acosta vs. Dennis Ribant — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Ribant
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Ribant 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. Dennis Ribant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Dennis Ribant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Dennis Ribant

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.58
37.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
9.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
4.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2177
37.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
35.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Dennis Ribant

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1556
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.58
37.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Dennis Ribant

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
582.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
561.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
109.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
88.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.93
27.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
137.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
123.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
84.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.72
27.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
91.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.54
6.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA