Jose Acosta vs. Ken Hill — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Hill 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. Ken Hill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Ken Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Hill

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.77
51.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
4.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5919
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1973
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
8.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
3.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1181
5.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
38.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
4.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
34.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Hill

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5919
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1973
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
2.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
2.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.25
97.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.596
1.596
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Hill

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
470.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
486.49
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
469.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
70.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
57.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.65
19.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
87.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
105.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
30.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.88
16.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
33.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
132.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
94.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA