Jose Acosta vs. Rick Reed — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Reed
Baby BoomersWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rick Reed 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. Rick Reed posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.238 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Rick Reed had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Rick Reed

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.03
55.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.74
89.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4637
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1545.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
9.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
5.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6407
37.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
4.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
34.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.31
37.31

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Rick Reed

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4638
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.42
89.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Rick Reed

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
454.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
492.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
84.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
66.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
18.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.83
24.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
109.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
107.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
38.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
74.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.58
22.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
21.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
154.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
77.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA