Jose Acosta vs. Pete Sivess — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Sivess
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pete Sivess 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 5.38 and 1.828 for Pete Sivess. 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 Pete Sivess

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
5.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
11.18
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
11.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.34
11.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
5.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.853
0.853
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
42.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.828
1.828
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
871
36.75
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
37.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Pete Sivess

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.613
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Pete Sivess

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
581.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
590.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
8.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-8.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
4.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA