Jose Acosta vs. Gene Thompson — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gene Thompson
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gene Thompson 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. Gene Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Gene Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Gene Thompson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.32
57.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.76
36.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2060
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
7.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
4.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2936
38.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2597
34.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Gene Thompson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Gene Thompson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
491.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
530.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
119.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.23
35.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
146.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
135.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
82.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
39.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
138.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA