Ed Acosta vs. John Mitchell — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Mitchell
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Mitchell 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 104), strikeout rate (K%+ 75 vs 68), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 94). John Mitchell held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 173 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ed Acosta.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and John Mitchell

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.91
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.53
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.55
72.55
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.35
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
10
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
10.2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
3.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
39.9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
5.18
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
941
35.29
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and John Mitchell

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.91
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.54
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.81
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.51
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.33
89.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.55
72.55
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and John Mitchell

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
51
711.63
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
530.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
7.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.94
-13.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
209.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA