Jose Acosta vs. Kevin Millwood — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Millwood
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kevin Millwood 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. Kevin Millwood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.345 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Kevin Millwood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Kevin Millwood

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
1.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.65
52.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
4.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8161
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2720.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2770
9.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
0.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
2.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
6.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11616
38.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
4.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10541
34.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Kevin Millwood

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
1.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8161
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2720.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
1.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Kevin Millwood

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
493.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
516.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
62.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
41.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.73
16.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
91.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
85.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
24.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
29.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
49.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
22.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
219
239.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
60.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA