Jose Acosta vs. Joe Slusarski — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Slusarski
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Slusarski 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 5.18 and 1.557 for Joe Slusarski. 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 Joe Slusarski

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
5.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
10.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.975
0.975
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1358
39.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
5.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.528
1.528
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
35.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Slusarski

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.381
0.381
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Slusarski

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
7866.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-18.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA