Jose Acosta vs. Johnny Markham — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Markham
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Markham 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. Johnny Markham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Johnny Markham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Johnny Markham

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.78
57.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.78
48.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
9.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
5.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
38.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
35.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Johnny Markham

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.41
49.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Johnny Markham

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
318.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
563.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
79.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
54.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.82
17.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
108.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
90.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
28.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
7.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA