Jose Acosta vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Joe Strong 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 Strong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Strong

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
9.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
3.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
5.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Strong

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
1.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4883
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
2.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Joe Strong

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
241.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
519.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
92.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
20
162.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
74.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
59.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
17.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100