Jose Acosta vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning 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. Matt Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Matt Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Matt Manning

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
3.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Matt Manning

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Matt Manning

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA