Ed Acosta vs. Doug McWeeny — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doug McWeeny
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doug McWeeny 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 4.17 and 1.508 for Doug McWeeny. By the career numbers, Ed Acosta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Doug McWeeny

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.54
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.28
57.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.35
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
4.17
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
9.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
4.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
3.66
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4235
40.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.43
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
5.09
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3759
35.69
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Doug McWeeny

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
27
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.306
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Doug McWeeny

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
365.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
511.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
53.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
47.93
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
13.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
110.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
31.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
3.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
55.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
223.67
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
31.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100