Jose Acosta vs. Jay Hook — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jay Hook
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jay Hook 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. Jose Acosta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 5.23 and 1.460 for Jay Hook. By the career numbers, Jose Acosta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Jay Hook

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.87
31.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
5.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2258
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
9.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.66
9.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
3.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
4.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3291
39.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
5.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.439
1.439
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
35.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Jay Hook

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2258
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Jay Hook

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
383.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
519.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
78.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
76.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.29
16.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
80.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
120
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
60
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.06
13.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
41.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
177.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA