Jose Acosta vs. Joe Mays — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Mays
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Mays 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 5.05 and 1.473 for Joe Mays. 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 Mays

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
5.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
2.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4360
39.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
5.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
35.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Mays

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2991
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Mays

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
3987.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
486.49
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
24
464.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
56.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
162.16
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
60.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA