Jose Acosta vs. Chris Tillman — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Tillman
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Tillman 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 4.57 and 1.384 for Chris Tillman. 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 Chris Tillman

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.22
55.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
4.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3435
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1142
8.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
3.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
6.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4908
38.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
4.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4391
34.51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.58
38.58

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Chris Tillman

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.65
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3435
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Chris Tillman

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
7000
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
486.49
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
466.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.35
-45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Chris Tillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Tillman
Career
Per 600 PA