Jose Acosta vs. Jose Cano — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Cano 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 5.09 and 1.435 for Jose Cano. 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 Jose Cano

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
35.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Jose Cano

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Jose Cano

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA