Jose Acosta vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Ortega 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. Phil Ortega posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Phil Ortega had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Phil Ortega

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
38.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
34.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Phil Ortega

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2855
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Phil Ortega

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
486.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
105.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
30.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
3.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
118
226.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA