Jose Acosta vs. Juan Padrón — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Juan Padrón
Lost GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Juan Padrón 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. Juan Padrón posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.143 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Juan Padrón had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Juan Padrón

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.61
74.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3675
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
7.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
5.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4588
33.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
3.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
29.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Juan Padrón

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3449
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1149.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.702
1.702
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.76
47.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Juan Padrón

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
238.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
551.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
112.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
99.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.46
35.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
135.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
141.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
50.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.51
39.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
23.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176.67
176.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
19.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100