Jose Acosta vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson 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. Doc Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Doc Watson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
7.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.725
0.725
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Doc Watson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Doc Watson

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
323.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
525
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
9.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
84.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.08
-5.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA