Ed Acosta vs. Eppa Rixey — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eppa Rixey
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Eppa Rixey 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. Eppa Rixey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 4.05 and 1.453 for Ed Acosta. By the career numbers, Eppa Rixey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Eppa Rixey

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.53
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.45
51.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.77
79.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.03
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
3.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13484
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4494.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4633
9.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.55
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
2.7
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18754
37.55
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.19
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
3.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17596
35.23
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Eppa Rixey

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
27
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.79
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Eppa Rixey

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
249.79
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1522
547.81
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
104.74
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
90.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
14.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.54
27.19
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
122.74
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
125.61
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
34.19
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
39.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
73.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.08
27.74
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
17.64
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
79.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
7.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
31.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50