Jose Acosta vs. Hiroki Kuroda — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hiroki Kuroda
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hiroki Kuroda 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. Hiroki Kuroda posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.196 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Hiroki Kuroda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Hiroki Kuroda

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.53
99.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
3.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3957
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
8.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.99
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
6.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5444
37.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
3.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5037
34.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Hiroki Kuroda

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3957
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.53
99.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Hiroki Kuroda

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
500.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
493.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
49.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
3.16
7.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
51.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
80.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.57
-6.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
30.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
170.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
75.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA