Jose Acosta vs. Eric King — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric King
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric King 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. Eric King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Eric King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Eric King

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.61
53.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
8.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
3.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
4.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3688
38.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3272
34.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Eric King

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2590
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
863.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Eric King

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
486.49
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA