Ed Acosta vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks 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. Scipio Spinks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 4.05 and 1.453 for Ed Acosta. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Scipio Spinks

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Scipio Spinks

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Scipio Spinks

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
286.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0