Ed Acosta vs. Shane Bieber — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Shane Bieber 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. Shane Bieber led in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 75), home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 104). Ed Acosta held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 190 vs 154). Role difference aside, Shane Bieber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Shane Bieber

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.55
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.05
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Shane Bieber

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Shane Bieber

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
57
1140
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-17.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA