Jose Acosta vs. Frog Holsey — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frog Holsey
Greatest GenerationLouisianaNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frog Holsey 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. Frog Holsey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Frog Holsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Frog Holsey

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
4.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
38.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1402
34.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Frog Holsey

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.033
2.033
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Frog Holsey

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
258.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
537.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
120.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
104.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.77
36.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
141.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
141.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.43
43.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100