Jose Acosta vs. Corky Valentine — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Corky Valentine
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Corky Valentine 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 4.81 and 1.439 for Corky Valentine. 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 Corky Valentine

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.74
71.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
4.81
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
9.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
3.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
38.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
870
35.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Corky Valentine

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.34
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.83
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.74
71.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Corky Valentine

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
46
353.85
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
553.85
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
12.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
92.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
10
76.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-3.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
29
223.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA