Jose Acosta vs. Roy Sanders — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Sanders
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Sanders 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. Roy Sanders posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Roy Sanders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Roy Sanders

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
7.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
3.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.741
0.741
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
37.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
33.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Roy Sanders

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Roy Sanders

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
31
290.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
21.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
14.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.11
7.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA