Jose Acosta vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan 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 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. 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 Sean O'Sullivan

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
11.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.07
11.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1306
36.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Sean O'Sullivan

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
971
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Sean O'Sullivan

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
1183.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
15.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-1.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA