Jose Acosta vs. Kevin Ritz — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Ritz
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Ritz 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 5.35 and 1.659 for Kevin Ritz. 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 Kevin Ritz

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.55
44.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.09
86.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
5.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2260
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
10.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
5.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3416
40.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
5.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2952
35.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Kevin Ritz

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2260
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.05
99.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.09
86.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Kevin Ritz

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
421.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
486.49
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
477.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
75.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.79
21.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
117.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
55.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.65
18.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
36.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
77
214.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
80.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67