Ed Acosta vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root 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. Charlie Root posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 4.05 and 1.453 for Ed Acosta. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Charlie Root

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.55
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Charlie Root

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Charlie Root

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100