Jose Acosta vs. Willie Jensen — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Jensen 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. Willie Jensen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Willie Jensen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Willie Jensen

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.691
0.691
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Willie Jensen

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Willie Jensen

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-47.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA