Jose Acosta vs. Ken Howell — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Howell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jose Acosta and Ken Howell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Howell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.95 vs 4.51) and WHIP (1.370 vs 1.561). Jose Acosta had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.38 per nine innings vs 0.68). By the career numbers, Ken Howell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Howell

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.64
23.64
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
4.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
8.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2252
33.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Howell

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1840
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.416
0.416
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.04
22.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Howell

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1065.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
495.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
4.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.1
-22.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
49
213.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100