Ed Acosta vs. Framber Valdez — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Framber Valdez
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Framber Valdez 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. Framber Valdez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 183 vs 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 75), and run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 101). Ed Acosta held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 190 vs 94). Role difference aside, Framber Valdez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Framber Valdez

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.67
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.9
60.9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.3
88.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
3.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3242
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
7.6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
3.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
8.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.51
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.48
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4483
37.34
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
3.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3992
33.25
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Framber Valdez

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3242
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080.2
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.85
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.11
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.707
0.707
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.3
88.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Framber Valdez

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
57
1140
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
28200
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
580
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
1.37
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.08
-41.51
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA