Jose Acosta vs. George Jefferson — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Jefferson 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. George Jefferson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, George Jefferson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and George Jefferson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
8.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
37.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
33.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and George Jefferson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.952
1.952
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and George Jefferson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
235.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
17.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
5.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA