Jose Acosta vs. Ray Starr — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Starr
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ray Starr 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. Ray Starr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Ray Starr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Ray Starr

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.39
51.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.77
63.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2097
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
8.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2974
38.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
3.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2682
34.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Ray Starr

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.268
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Ray Starr

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
331.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
508.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
62.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.95
11.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
93.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
57.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
31.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
81
194.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
60
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA