Jose Acosta vs. Willie Powell — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Powell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Powell 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. Willie Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Willie Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Willie Powell

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.91
82.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
8.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
5.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3177
37.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2842
33.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Willie Powell

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2254
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
3.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.68
95.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.254
2.254
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.05
83.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Willie Powell

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
225.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
527.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
87.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
78.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.54
23.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
100.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
122.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
70.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.45
23.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
161
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
37.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA