Jose Acosta vs. Joe Ryan — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Ryan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Ryan 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. Joe Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.063 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Joe Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Ryan

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
10.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2603
36.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407
33.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Ryan

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1924
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
641.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.504
0.504
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Ryan

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34500
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA