Ed Acosta vs. Al Pratt — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher

Al Pratt 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 4.41 and 1.535 for Al Pratt. 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 Al Pratt

Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
4.41
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
10
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.55
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Al Pratt

Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Al Pratt

Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
29
580
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100