Jose Acosta vs. Bill Anderson — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Anderson 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 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. 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 Bill Anderson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
10.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.721
0.721
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288
35.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Bill Anderson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Bill Anderson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA