Jose Acosta vs. Art Quirk — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Art Quirk
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Art Quirk 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 5.21 and 1.779 for Art Quirk. 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 Art Quirk

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
10.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.99
10.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
42.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.759
1.759
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
871
36.75
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
37.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.46
42.46

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Art Quirk

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Art Quirk

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
646.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
507.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
23.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
29.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA