Jose Acosta vs. Barry Zito — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barry Zito
Gen XNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Barry Zito 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. Barry Zito posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Barry Zito had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Barry Zito

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1157
4.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7730
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2381
8.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
0.98
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
3.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885
6.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11001
38.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
4.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9662
33.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Barry Zito

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.51
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7730
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2576.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.12
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Barry Zito

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
622.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
493.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
50.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
50.24
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.47
6.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
50.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
76.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.17
-7.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
25.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
142.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
80.38
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA