Jose Acosta vs. Luke Hamlin — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Hamlin
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Hamlin 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. Luke Hamlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Luke Hamlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Luke Hamlin

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.99
48.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.35
69.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
3.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4215
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1442
9.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5943
38.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5580
35.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Luke Hamlin

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.854
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Luke Hamlin

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
306.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
463
536.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
88.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
76.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.53
19.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
104.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
108.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
27.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
62.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.91
13.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
19.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
133.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
42.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA