Jose Acosta vs. Sonny Siebert — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sonny Siebert
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Sonny Siebert 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. Sonny Siebert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.239 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Sonny Siebert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Sonny Siebert

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.12
55.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.94
76.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6456
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2152
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919
8.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
2.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
6.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.32
6.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8951
37.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
3.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8136
34.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Sonny Siebert

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
1.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6454
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2151.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
2.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.94
94.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.94
76.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Sonny Siebert

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
335.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
725
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
546.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
94.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
63.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
30.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.94
31.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
147.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
116.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
43.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
47.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
80.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.73
22.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
14.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
150.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
28.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sonny Siebert
Career
Per 600 PA