Jose Acosta vs. Jack Morris — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Morris
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jack Morris 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. Jack Morris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.322 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Jack Morris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Jack Morris

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.73
57.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1657
3.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11472
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3824
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3567
8.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
0.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1390
3.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2478
5.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.012
1.012
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16120
37.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1815
4.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
0.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14445
34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Jack Morris

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
1.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11472
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3824
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
0.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
1.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
1.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.5
96.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Jack Morris

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
340800
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA