Jose Acosta vs. Ron Reed — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Reed
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ron 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. Ron Reed posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Ron Reed had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Ron Reed

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.05
51.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.42
31.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
3.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7432
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2374
8.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.62
8.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
2.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
5.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.853
0.853
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10304
37.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
3.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.214
1.214
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9456
34.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Ron Reed

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7432
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
1.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.51
97.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.42
31.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Ron Reed

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
754
650.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
535.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
84.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
69.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.94
17.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
100.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
96.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
36.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
32.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
69.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.97
10.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
167.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
50.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0