Ed Acosta vs. Lou Brissie — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lou Brissie 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 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. 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 Lou Brissie

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Lou Brissie

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Lou Brissie

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA