Jose Acosta vs. Pepper Sharpe — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pepper Sharpe
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pepper Sharpe 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 5.08 and 1.532 for Pepper Sharpe. 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 Pepper Sharpe

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
10.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.823
0.823
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
40.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.532
1.532
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
36.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Pepper Sharpe

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.885
1.885
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Pepper Sharpe

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
300
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
529.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
167.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
141.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.12
80.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
202.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
20
162.16
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
220.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
97.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
141.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.49
92.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA