Ed Acosta vs. Willie Hernandez — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

The numbers give Ed Acosta a clear advantage over Willie Hernandez across the core pitching metrics. Ed Acosta led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 190 vs 88), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 91). Willie Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 75). Ed Acosta was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Willie Hernandez

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
3.73
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.44
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Willie Hernandez

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
3.72
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Willie Hernandez

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
57
1140
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
540
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
248.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100