Jose Acosta vs. Greg Swindell — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greg Swindell
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Greg Swindell 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. Greg Swindell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.275 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Greg Swindell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Greg Swindell

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
2.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.2
50.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
3.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6700
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2233.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2313
9.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
1.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
2.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
6.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
4.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8620
34.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.48
37.48

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Greg Swindell

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
2.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6700
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2233.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.577
0.577
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Greg Swindell

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
1395.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
513.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
96.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.64
22.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
117.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
104.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
20.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
48.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.94
20.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
119.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.02
5.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA