Jose Acosta vs. Yu Darvish — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Yu Darvish 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. Yu Darvish posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.142 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Yu Darvish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Yu Darvish

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Yu Darvish

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5334
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1778
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Yu Darvish

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
1080
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
552.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
54.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
10.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
80
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
19
69.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.51
-16.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
1.99
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA