Jose Acosta vs. Dorn Taylor — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dorn Taylor
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dorn Taylor 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 5.45 and 1.537 for Dorn Taylor. 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 Dorn Taylor

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.63
29.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
38.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
33.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.7
38.7

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Dorn Taylor

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.59
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.63
29.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Dorn Taylor

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
13.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
4.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Dorn Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dorn Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA