Ed Acosta vs. Chet Brewer — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chet Brewer 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. Chet Brewer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.244 compared to 4.05 and 1.453 for Ed Acosta. By the career numbers, Chet Brewer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Chet Brewer

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
2.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Chet Brewer

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Chet Brewer

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100