Jose Acosta vs. Owen Smaulding — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Owen Smaulding
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Owen Smaulding 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 5.58 and 1.688 for Owen Smaulding. 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 Owen Smaulding

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
11.18
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
12.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.534
0.534
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
41.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
871
36.75
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Owen Smaulding

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.706
1.706
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Owen Smaulding

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
16
300
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
99.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
281.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
162.16
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
106.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA