Ed Acosta vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers 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 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. 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 Deacon Meyers

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Deacon Meyers

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Deacon Meyers

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67