Jose Acosta vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Nolan 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. Nolan Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Nolan Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Nolan Ryan

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Nolan Ryan

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16159
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5386.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
0.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
1.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
1.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.5
89.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Nolan Ryan

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
22.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
23.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50