Ed Acosta vs. Stan Fansler — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Stan Fansler
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Stan Fansler 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. Stan Fansler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 4.05 and 1.453 for Ed Acosta. By the career numbers, Stan Fansler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Stan Fansler

Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.63
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
37.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
30.38
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Stan Fansler

Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Stan Fansler

Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
12.83
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
8.82
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA