Jose Acosta vs. Jorge Rubio — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jorge Rubio
Silent GenerationMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jorge Rubio 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. Jorge Rubio posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.559 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Jorge Rubio had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Jorge Rubio

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
8.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
40.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
34.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Jorge Rubio

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Jorge Rubio

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
461.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
507.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.46
-21.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Jorge Rubio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
230.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jorge Rubio
Career
Per 600 PA