Jose Acosta vs. Ken Holtzman — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Holtzman
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Holtzman 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 Holtzman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Ken Holtzman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Holtzman

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
3.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8602
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2787
8.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
2.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
5.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12069
37.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10987
34.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Holtzman

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8601
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2867
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
1.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Holtzman

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
411.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
547.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
89.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
69.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
17.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.39
20.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
113.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
104.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
31.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
30.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
60.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.16
11.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
15.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
153.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
36.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA