Ed Acosta vs. Bert Cole — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Cole 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 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. 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 Bert Cole

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Bert Cole

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Bert Cole

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50