Jose Acosta vs. Nino Espinosa — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nino Espinosa 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. Nino Espinosa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Nino Espinosa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Nino Espinosa

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
4.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
865
9.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3476
38.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
4.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3151
34.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Nino Espinosa

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
820.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Nino Espinosa

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
295.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
530.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.93
18.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
108.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
30.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
69.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.35
13.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
160.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0