Jose Acosta vs. Ken Dixon — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Dixon
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Dixon 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. Jose Acosta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 4.66 and 1.399 for Ken Dixon. By the career numbers, Jose Acosta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Dixon

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.15
48.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.76
64.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
4.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1447
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
8.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
7.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
38.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1877
35.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Dixon

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.76
64.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Dixon

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
600
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
486.49
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Ken Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA