Ed Acosta vs. Dennis Blair — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Blair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Blair 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. Dennis Blair led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 88 vs 75), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 101). Ed Acosta held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 190 vs 69). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dennis Blair.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Dennis Blair

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.18
43.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
5.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
39.45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
33.58
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Dennis Blair

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.51
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.02
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Dennis Blair

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
531.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
11.37
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
248.78
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA