Jose Acosta vs. Ray Poat — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Poat
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Poat 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 4.55 and 1.468 for Ray Poat. 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 Ray Poat

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
4.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1200
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
9.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1761
39.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
5.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
35.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Ray Poat

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.621
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Ray Poat

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
523.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
550.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
63.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
40.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.09
18.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
99.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
94.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
63.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
99.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
7
31.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
56
252.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Ray Poat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ray Poat
Career
Per 600 PA