Jose Acosta vs. Jack Hamilton — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Hamilton
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Hamilton 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 4.53 and 1.594 for Jack Hamilton. 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 Jack Hamilton

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.82
29.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
5.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
5.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2721
40.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
5.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.545
1.545
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
34.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Jack Hamilton

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.725
0.725
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.82
29.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Jack Hamilton

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
812.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
559.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
59.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
55.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
9.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
70.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
19
70.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
22.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.62
-13.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
70
260.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Jack Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA