Jose Acosta vs. Togie Pittinger — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Togie Pittinger
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Togie Pittinger 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. Togie Pittinger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Togie Pittinger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Togie Pittinger

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
1.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.44
50.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.64
86.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
3.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6122
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2040.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2017
8.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
3.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8579
37.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
4.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7749
34.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Togie Pittinger

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
1.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6120
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2040
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
2.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.69
92.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Togie Pittinger

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
199.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
744
567.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
70.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
65.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.17
11.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
83.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
29.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
22.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
51.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.11
-3.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
9.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
241
183.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
3.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
19.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Togie Pittinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Togie Pittinger
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100