Ed Acosta vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll 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 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. 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 Al Schroll

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
9.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
4.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
40.27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
6.25
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
35.16
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Al Schroll

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.75
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.68
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Al Schroll

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
507.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100