Jose Acosta vs. Clifford Allen — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clifford Allen
UnknownThrows RightBats RightMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clifford Allen 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 9.47 and 2.474 for Clifford Allen. 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 Clifford Allen

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
11.18
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
16.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.11
16.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
48.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
10.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.474
2.474
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
871
36.75
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
42.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.79
48.79

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Clifford Allen

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Clifford Allen

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
450
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
4.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-18.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA