Jose Acosta vs. Pat Zachry — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Zachry
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Pat Zachry 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. Pat Zachry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Pat Zachry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Pat Zachry

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
2.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.74
50.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.56
52.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
3.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3532
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
8.77
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
5.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5050
38.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
4.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4434
33.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Pat Zachry

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3532
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.46
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.8
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.56
52.56
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Pat Zachry

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
479.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
519.89
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
58.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
58.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
5.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
58.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
81.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
24.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.67
-10.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
22.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
128
209.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
53.95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Zachry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
11
17.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pat Zachry
Career
Per 600 PA