Ed Acosta vs. Tom Glavine — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Tom Glavine 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 190 vs 110), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 93), and strikeout rate (K%+ 75 vs 69). Tom Glavine held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 93). Role difference aside, Ed Acosta holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Tom Glavine

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
3.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
8.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
3.06
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.3
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
5.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16697
34.05
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Tom Glavine

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.75
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Tom Glavine

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
258.6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1323
482.55
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
89.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
33.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
32.83
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
66.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
120
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100