Jose Acosta vs. Tim Pugh — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Pugh
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tim Pugh 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 4.97 and 1.550 for Tim Pugh. 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 Tim Pugh

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.17
47.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.21
54.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
4.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1250
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
10.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
3.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
4.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
39.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
5.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1647
35.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Tim Pugh

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.7
96.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.21
54.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Tim Pugh

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
506.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
510.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
103.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
28.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
121.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
126.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.3
29.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
178.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA