Jose Acosta vs. Mike Grace — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Grace
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Grace 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 4.96 and 1.462 for Mike Grace. 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 Mike Grace

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
10.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.12
10.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
5.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1212
39.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1086
35.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Mike Grace

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Mike Grace

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
463.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
497.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
7
47.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
7
47.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1.04
7.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
7
47.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
13
88.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-6.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
37
252.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
61.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA