Jose Acosta vs. Brad Mills — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Mills
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Mills 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 7.97 and 1.785 for Brad Mills. 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 Brad Mills

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
7.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
10.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.94
10.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
8.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
42.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
8.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
36.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Brad Mills

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.381
0.381
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Brad Mills

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
3150
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-111.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA