Jose Acosta vs. Hal Elliott — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hal Elliott
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hal Elliott 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 6.95 and 1.945 for Hal Elliott. 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 Hal Elliott

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.43
31.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
6.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.95
6.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
967
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
11.18
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
12.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.65
12.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1550
43.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
8.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.945
1.945
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
871
36.75
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
38.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.28
43.28

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Hal Elliott

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Hal Elliott

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
720
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
534
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
17.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
132
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
12.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
60
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
49
294
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA