Jose Acosta vs. Herman Pillette — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herman Pillette
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herman Pillette 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. Herman Pillette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Herman Pillette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Herman Pillette

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.03
71.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
9.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.603
0.603
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2458
39.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2242
35.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.25
39.25

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Herman Pillette

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Herman Pillette

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
304.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
554.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
119.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
99.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.45
38.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
150.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
45.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
105.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
41.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
150.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA