Ed Acosta vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 190 vs 121), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 96). Luis Tiant held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ed Acosta.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Luis Tiant

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Luis Tiant

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Luis Tiant

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50