Jose Acosta vs. Steven Matz — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steven Matz 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. Steven Matz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.322 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Steven Matz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Steven Matz

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.18
49.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
9.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3911
35.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Steven Matz

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3013
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Steven Matz

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
771.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.41
28.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
111.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.05
21.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA