Jose Acosta vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler 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. Zack Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.145 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Zack Wheeler

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Zack Wheeler

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5185
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Zack Wheeler

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
63.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
24.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA