Jose Acosta vs. Mike Mussina — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mike Mussina 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. Mike Mussina posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Mike Mussina had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Mike Mussina

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.83
63.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1458
3.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3460
8.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559
3.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13576
34.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Mike Mussina

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
1.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10688
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3562.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
1.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
1.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Mike Mussina

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
5966.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
577.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
20.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
15.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA