Ed Acosta vs. Jack Ogden — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Ogden
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Ogden 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 4.24 and 1.421 for Jack Ogden. 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 Jack Ogden

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
2.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.37
42.37
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
4.24
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
9.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
2.45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2330
39.67
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.7
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.94
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.53
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Jack Ogden

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
27
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.024
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Jack Ogden

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
418.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
560.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
112.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
92.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.19
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.85
32.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
138.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
135.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
49.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
105.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.31
33.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
115.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
5.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA