Jose Acosta vs. Clarence Evans — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clarence Evans
Greatest GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Clarence Evans 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 4.58 and 1.868 for Clarence Evans. 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 Clarence Evans

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
11.18
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
13.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.25
13.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.623
0.623
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
43.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
871
36.75
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
37.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.3
43.3

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Clarence Evans

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Clarence Evans

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-32.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA