Ed Acosta vs. Shane Baz — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shane Baz
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Shane Baz built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Acosta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 4.25 and 1.227 for Shane Baz. By the career numbers, Ed Acosta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Shane Baz

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.25
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
7.8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.35
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
3.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
9.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1196
37.64
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.85
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
33.7
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Shane Baz

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.574
0.574
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Shane Baz

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
1.37
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.08
-41.51
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA