Jose Acosta vs. Zane Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zane Smith
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zane Smith 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. Zane Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Zane Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Zane Smith

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.83
80.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
3.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5758
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1980
9.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
4.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.831
0.831
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8077
37.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
4.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7311
34.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Zane Smith

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5758
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
2.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.83
80.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Zane Smith

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
362.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
517.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
81.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
68.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.3
17.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
96.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
95.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
25.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
55.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
12.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
12.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
101.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
5.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
67.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100