Ed Acosta vs. Bill Phyle — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Phyle 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. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.05 and 1.453 for Ed Acosta. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Bill Phyle

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
10
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.91
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
39.65
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Bill Phyle

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Bill Phyle

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
568.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
25.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100