Jose Acosta vs. Mike O'Connor — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike O'Connor
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike O'Connor 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 5.3 and 1.459 for Mike O'Connor. 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 Mike O'Connor

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
5.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
39.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
33.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Mike O'Connor

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Mike O'Connor

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
565.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
2.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.8
-30.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
325.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1.84
1.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA