Jose Acosta vs. Dave Otto — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Otto
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Otto 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 5.06 and 1.602 for Dave Otto. 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 Dave Otto

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
5.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
10.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
3.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
5.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246
35.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Dave Otto

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.578
0.578
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Dave Otto

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
3114.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
39.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA