Jose Acosta vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rip Sewell 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. Rip Sewell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Rip Sewell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Rip Sewell

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.31
62.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
3.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
8.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
2.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.653
0.653
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9101
38.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
4.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8330
35.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Rip Sewell

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Rip Sewell

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
314.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
557.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
113.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
89.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.69
35.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
147.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
141.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.58
33.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
27.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
114.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100