Jose Acosta vs. Jeremy Hellickson — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jeremy Hellickson
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveRookie of the Year

Jeremy Hellickson 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. Jeremy Hellickson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.270 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Jeremy Hellickson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Jeremy Hellickson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.33
50.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
4.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3808
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1269.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
8.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
6.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5338
37.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
4.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4848
34.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Jeremy Hellickson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3808
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1269.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Jeremy Hellickson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
671.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
502.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
71.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
60.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.32
18.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
86.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
109.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
28.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
68.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.54
13.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
31.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
67
192.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.12
3.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jeremy Hellickson
Career
Per 600 PA