Ed Acosta vs. Dallas Braden — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dallas Braden 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. Dallas Braden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 104). Ed Acosta held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 190 vs 130). Role difference aside, Dallas Braden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Dallas Braden

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
9.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1899
34.78
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Dallas Braden

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Dallas Braden

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
57
1140
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
1.37
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-35.89
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA