Jose Acosta vs. Walter Clarkson — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walter Clarkson
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Walter Clarkson 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. Walter Clarkson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Walter Clarkson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Walter Clarkson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.44
47.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1124
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
8.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.827
0.827
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1549
37.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
4.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
33.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Walter Clarkson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.02
94.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.44
47.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Walter Clarkson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
341.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
578.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
87.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
61.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.79
20.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
131.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
91.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
91.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
13.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
118.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA