Ed Acosta vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cole Hamels 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. Cole Hamels led in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 75), run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 101), and home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 93). Ed Acosta held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 190 vs 95). Role difference aside, Cole Hamels holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Cole Hamels

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
2.56
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.25
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Cole Hamels

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Cole Hamels

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
220.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25