Jose Acosta vs. Matt Young — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Young
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Young 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. Matt Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Matt Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Matt Young

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
2.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.95
48.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.19
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
4.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3569
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
9.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
6.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5236
39.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4563
34.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Matt Young

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
2.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3569
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.95
48.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Matt Young

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
66600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA