Ed Acosta vs. Curt Raydon — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Curt Raydon
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Curt Raydon 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. Curt Raydon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 4.05 and 1.453 for Ed Acosta. By the career numbers, Curt Raydon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Curt Raydon

Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
7.91
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.21
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
4.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
5.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
38.39
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
33.97
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Curt Raydon

Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.34
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.14
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Curt Raydon

Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
387.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
475
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
3.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.35
-16.84
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
300
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
25
312.5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA