Jose Acosta vs. Fred Anderson — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred 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. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Fred Anderson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Fred Anderson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Fred Anderson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
60.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.05
14.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
92.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
30.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
2.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
17.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA