Jose Acosta vs. Mike Smithson — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Smithson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Smithson 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 4.58 and 1.387 for Mike Smithson. 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 Mike Smithson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.91
46.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
4.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1473
9.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5861
38.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5324
35.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Mike Smithson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4069
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1356.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Mike Smithson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
600
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
486.49
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA