Jose Acosta vs. Mike Griffin — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Griffin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Griffin 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 4.6 and 1.547 for Mike Griffin. 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 Griffin

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.82
35.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
10.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.38
10.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
40.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
5.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.512
1.512
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
817
36.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Mike Griffin

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.48
93.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.642
0.642
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.82
35.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Mike Griffin

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
2364.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
19.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
19.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA