Jose Acosta vs. Luis Severino — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Severino
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Severino 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. Luis Severino posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.215 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Luis Severino had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Luis Severino

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.03
57.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.04
92.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
3.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
8.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
9.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4488
37.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4083
34.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Luis Severino

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3216
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.24
93.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.04
92.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Luis Severino

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
10050
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-28.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Luis Severino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Severino
Career
Per 600 PA