Jose Acosta vs. Bob Sebra — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Sebra
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Sebra 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 4.71 and 1.497 for Bob Sebra. 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 Bob Sebra

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.09
34.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
4.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
9.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
3.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1626
39.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
5.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
34.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Bob Sebra

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1100
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.06
93.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.713
0.713
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Bob Sebra

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
537.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
543.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
79.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
16.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
90.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
19
107.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
8.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
152.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA