Ed Acosta vs. Lynn Nelson — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lynn Nelson 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 5.25 and 1.535 for Lynn Nelson. 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 Lynn Nelson

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
2.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.44
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.14
36.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.25
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
10
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
10.33
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.14
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
3.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
3.39
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
40.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.93
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
36.82
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Lynn Nelson

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Lynn Nelson

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
415.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
568.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
159.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.93
65.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
210.85
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
186.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
85.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
142.64
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
24.81
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50