Ed Acosta vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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 Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.05 and 1.453 for Ed Acosta. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Bill Ricks

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Bill Ricks

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Bill Ricks

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA