Jose Acosta vs. Tommy Thomas — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Thomas
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Thomas 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. Tommy Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.403 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Tommy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Tommy Thomas

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.76
47.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.09
67.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
4.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2176.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2341
9.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
2.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
3.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.665
0.665
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9488
39.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
4.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8752
36.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Tommy Thomas

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.075
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Tommy Thomas

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
290.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
526.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
102.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
86.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.8
30.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
123.94
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
131.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
51.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
91.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.31
32.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
29.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
110.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
44.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0