Jose Acosta vs. Jakie May — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jakie May
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jakie May 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. Jakie May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Jakie May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Jakie May

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
2.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.11
43.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
3.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4687
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
9.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
3.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
4.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6831
39.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
4.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6126
35.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Jakie May

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.912
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Jakie May

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
466.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
527
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
532.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
91.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
71.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.37
28.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
120.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
125.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
37.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
62.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.5
26.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
31.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
136.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
33.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA