Jose Acosta vs. Oscar Graham — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Oscar Graham
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Oscar Graham 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. Oscar Graham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Oscar Graham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Oscar Graham

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
10.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.702
0.702
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
38.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
35.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Oscar Graham

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Oscar Graham

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
26
300
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.56
64.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
219.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
161.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
68.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Oscar Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.78
5.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Oscar Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100