Jose Acosta vs. Dick Drago — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Drago
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Drago 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. Dick Drago posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.351 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Dick Drago had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Dick Drago

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
3.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5625
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
9.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7899
37.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
3.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7162
34.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Dick Drago

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5623
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1874.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.676
0.676
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Dick Drago

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
953.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
501.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
38.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
45.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
78.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
20.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
42.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.39
-11.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
38.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
149
272.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
58.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA