Ed Acosta vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. 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 Sima

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Al Sima

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
3.72
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Al Sima

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.52
-9.83
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
283.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0