Jose Acosta vs. Carlos Martinez — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carlos Martinez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Carlos Martinez 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. Carlos Martinez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Carlos Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Carlos Martinez

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.39
54.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.73
50.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2901
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
967
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
8.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
8.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4120
38.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
4.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3637
33.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Carlos Martinez

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2901
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.788
0.788
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.73
50.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Carlos Martinez

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
613.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
545.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
100.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
78.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.27
24.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
127.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
111.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
30.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
50.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
78.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.13
19.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
87
190.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carlos Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA