Jose Acosta vs. Ted Alexander — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Alexander
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Alexander 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. Ted Alexander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Ted Alexander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Ted Alexander

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
8.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
38.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
34.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Ted Alexander

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.27
86.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Ted Alexander

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
42
400
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
533.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
8.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
9
85.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-3.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA