Ed Acosta vs. Connie Rector — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Connie Rector
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Connie Rector 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 4.66 and 1.454 for Connie Rector. 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 Connie Rector

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.1
54.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.66
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3349
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1116.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
10
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1260
10.16
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
2.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4654
37.52
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.33
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
5.58
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.91
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.78
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4148
33.44
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Connie Rector

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4320
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1440
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.84
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.78
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.731
1.731
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.36
67.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Connie Rector

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
216.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
546.84
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
126.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
97.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.68
51.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
173
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
161.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
114.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.64
56.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
32.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
237
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.67
12.67
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.84
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100