Jose Acosta vs. Burt Keeley — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Burt Keeley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Burt Keeley 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. Burt Keeley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Burt Keeley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Burt Keeley

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
9.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.665
0.665
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
38.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
5.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
35.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Burt Keeley

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.51
88.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.567
2.567
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Burt Keeley

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
33
335.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
518.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
10.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-2.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
203.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
2.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100