Jose Acosta vs. Dizzy Dean — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Dizzy Dean 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. Dizzy Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Dizzy Dean

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.56
72.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919
8.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
5.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8171
37.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7691
35.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Dizzy Dean

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Dizzy Dean

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
561.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
126.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
98.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.52
38.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
133.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.35
40.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
81.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100