Jose Acosta vs. Joe Martina — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Martina
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Martina 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. Jose Acosta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 4.67 and 1.476 for Joe Martina. By the career numbers, Jose Acosta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Martina

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
4.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
40.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
35.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Martina

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Martina

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
25
319.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
548.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
178.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
153.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
76.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
204.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
162.16
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
217.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
102.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
88.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
89.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA