Jose Acosta vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma 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. Joe Sparma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Sparma

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Sparma

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Sparma

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
359.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
10
19.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA