Jose Acosta vs. Fred Heimach — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Heimach 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. Fred Heimach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.46 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Fred Heimach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Fred Heimach

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
4.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1510
10.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.539
0.539
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
871
36.75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Fred Heimach

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Fred Heimach

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
159.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
28.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100