Jose Acosta vs. Elmer Jacobs — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Jacobs
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Jacobs 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. Elmer Jacobs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Elmer Jacobs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Elmer Jacobs

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.2
53.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3568
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
9.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
3.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
2.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.638
0.638
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5081
38.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4619
34.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Elmer Jacobs

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.604
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Elmer Jacobs

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
390.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
384
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
542.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
87.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
71.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.93
21.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
107.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
112.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
54.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.92
17.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
157.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
32.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0