Jose Acosta vs. Chris Archer — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Archer 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. Chris Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Chris Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Chris Archer

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
3.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Chris Archer

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4071
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Chris Archer

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
551.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
6.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
62.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.49
-17.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0