Jose Acosta vs. Dock Ellis — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dock Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dock Ellis 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. Dock Ellis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Dock Ellis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Dock Ellis

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6383
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2067
8.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
4.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8978
37.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8129
34.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Dock Ellis

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2128.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
1.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Dock Ellis

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
415.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
523.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.53
13.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
73.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
98.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
69.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
4.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
201
215.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100