Jose Acosta vs. Lamar Potter — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lamar Potter
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lamar Potter 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 6.23 and 1.431 for Lamar Potter. 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 Lamar Potter

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
39.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Lamar Potter

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.455
2.455
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Lamar Potter

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
240
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
21.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
120
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
23.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA