Jose Acosta vs. Jack Kraus — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Kraus
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Kraus 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. Jack Kraus posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.472 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Jack Kraus had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Jack Kraus

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.71
55.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
919
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
9.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
3.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1354
39.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.472
1.472
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
35.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Jack Kraus

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Jack Kraus

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
413.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
512.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
5
29.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
6.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
9
52.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
64.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
29.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-16.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
31
180.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA