Ed Acosta vs. Monty Stratton — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monty Stratton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Monty Stratton 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. Monty Stratton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 4.05 and 1.453 for Ed Acosta. By the career numbers, Monty Stratton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Monty Stratton

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.57
88.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
9.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
2.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.62
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053
37.91
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1892
34.94
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Monty Stratton

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Monty Stratton

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
207.8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
561.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.85
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
84.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
48.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
190.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
96.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
155.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.72
48.93
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
8.54
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA