Jose Acosta vs. Bronson Arroyo — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bronson Arroyo
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Bronson Arroyo 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. Bronson Arroyo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Bronson Arroyo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Bronson Arroyo

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.93
51.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.41
91.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
4.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
9.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
2.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
5.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.916
0.916
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10338
38.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
4.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9417
34.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Bronson Arroyo

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7307
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
2.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
2.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.41
91.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Bronson Arroyo

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
357.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
732
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
515.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
66.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
48.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.55
16.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
94.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
78.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
28.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
47.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
0.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
11.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
276
226.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
69.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100