Jose Acosta vs. Niles Jordan — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Niles Jordan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Niles Jordan 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. Niles Jordan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Niles Jordan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Niles Jordan

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
10.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.26
10.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.558
0.558
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
38.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Niles Jordan

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Niles Jordan

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-15.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA