Jose Acosta vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Seth Lugo 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. Seth Lugo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Seth Lugo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Seth Lugo

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Seth Lugo

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Seth Lugo

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
27.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
16.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
179.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA