Jose Acosta vs. Ed Head — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Head
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Head 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. Ed Head posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Ed Head had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Ed Head

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.92
44.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
8.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
3.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1953
37.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1776
34.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Ed Head

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.915
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Ed Head

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
460.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
507.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
123.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
37.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
131.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
150.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
108.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.46
48.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
7
27.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100