Ed Acosta vs. Stubby Overmire — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Stubby Overmire
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Stubby Overmire 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. Stubby Overmire posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.401 compared to 4.05 and 1.453 for Ed Acosta. By the career numbers, Stubby Overmire had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Stubby Overmire

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
2.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.4
46.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.5
51.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
3.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3392
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1130.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
10
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1259
10.02
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
2.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
2.4
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.554
0.554
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4906
39.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.54
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
4.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4570
36.38
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Stubby Overmire

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
27
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Stubby Overmire

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
396.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
498.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
80.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
64.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.4
25.9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
102.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
141.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
28.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
40.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.39
25.89
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
61.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
61.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
9.83
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
40.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.91
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stubby Overmire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Stubby Overmire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0