Ed Acosta vs. Sam Frock — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Frock
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Frock 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. Sam Frock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 4.05 and 1.453 for Ed Acosta. By the career numbers, Sam Frock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Sam Frock

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
9.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.91
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
36.55
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
5.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1269
33.3
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.55
36.55

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Sam Frock

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.74
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Sam Frock

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
307.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
570.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
16.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
102.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
11.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
209.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100