Jose Acosta vs. Connie Johnson — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Connie Johnson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Connie Johnson 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. Connie Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Connie Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Connie Johnson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.63
57.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.58
71.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
3.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1012.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
8.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
3.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
6.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4360
38.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
4.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3905
34.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Connie Johnson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.12
66.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Connie Johnson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
305.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
544.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
91.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
77.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.89
21.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
110.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
114.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
58.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
38.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
97.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.2
17.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
23.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100