Jose Acosta vs. R. A. Dickey — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
R. A. Dickey
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

R. A. Dickey 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. R. A. Dickey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, R. A. Dickey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and R. A. Dickey

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
1.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
4.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6221
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2033
8.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
2.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1477
6.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.032
1.032
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8791
38.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
4.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7917
34.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and R. A. Dickey

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
1.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6221
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2073.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.93
96.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and R. A. Dickey

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
788.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
523.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
88.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
82.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.46
14.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
94.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
98.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
25.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
10.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.24
6.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
66.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA