Ed Acosta vs. Fred Daniels — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Daniels
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Daniels 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 5.37 and 1.696 for Fred Daniels. 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 Fred Daniels

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.61
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.37
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.1
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
6.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.84
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
38.12
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
7.21
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
29.38
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Fred Daniels

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.63
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1027
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342.1
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.21
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.66
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.66
92.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Fred Daniels

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
232.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
539.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
135.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
100
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
58.93
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
185.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
175
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
78.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
67.86
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
142.86
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
65.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100