Ed Acosta vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. 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 105), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 72), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 87). Lew Krausse Jr. held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 75). Role difference aside, Ed Acosta holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Lew Krausse Jr.

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Lew Krausse Jr.

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Lew Krausse Jr.

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
239.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50