Jose Acosta vs. Mark Thompson — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Thompson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mark Thompson 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 5.74 and 1.688 for Mark Thompson. 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 Mark Thompson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
5.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
10.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.79
10.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
4.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
5.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
41.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
6.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.61
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1335
35.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Mark Thompson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.95
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.777
0.777
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Mark Thompson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
490.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
542.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
83.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
57.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.02
20.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
120
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
88.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.61
8.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
245.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA