Ed Acosta vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim LaMarque
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim LaMarque 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. Jim LaMarque posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 4.05 and 1.453 for Ed Acosta. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Jim LaMarque

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.55
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Jim LaMarque

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Jim LaMarque

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
551.61
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100