Jose Acosta vs. Robert Dean — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robert Dean
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Robert 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. Robert Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Robert Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Robert Dean

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
39.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
34.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Robert Dean

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Robert Dean

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
257.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
12.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
4.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA