Jose Acosta vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Bill Ricks

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Bill Ricks

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Bill Ricks

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
20
162.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA