Jose Acosta vs. Nate Robertson — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nate Robertson
Gen XKansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nate Robertson 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 5.01 and 1.493 for Nate Robertson. 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 Nate Robertson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.54
42.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.86
83.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
5.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3457
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1152.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
9.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.99
9.99
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
3.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
6.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5064
39.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
5.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4535
35.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Nate Robertson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3457
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1152.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.64
90.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.86
83.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Nate Robertson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
2477.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
488.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
9.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
77.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
88.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
166.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA