Jose Acosta vs. CC Sabathia — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
CC Sabathia
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

CC Sabathia 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. CC Sabathia posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.271 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, CC Sabathia had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and CC Sabathia

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
3.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3404
8.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
0.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3093
7.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14989
37.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1623
4.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13580
34.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and CC Sabathia

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
1.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10732
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
0.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.58
93.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and CC Sabathia

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
2655.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
571.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
35.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
174.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
127.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
33.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.65
26.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
170.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
33.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA