Ed Acosta vs. Gary Boyd — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Boyd
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Boyd 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 9 and 2.091 for Gary Boyd. 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 Gary Boyd

Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.73
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.195
0.195
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
11.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.091
2.091
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
33.55
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Gary Boyd

Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.72
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Gary Boyd

Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
1140
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
580
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
1.37
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.08
-41.51
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
300
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA