Ed Acosta vs. Lee Viau — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Viau
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lee Viau posted a stronger line than Ed Acosta. Lee Viau posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.33 vs 4.05) and WHIP (1.364 vs 1.453). By the career numbers, Lee Viau had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Lee Viau

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.52
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.88
51.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.91
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
8.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
3.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
3.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6316
39.42
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
5.5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5739
35.82
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Lee Viau

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4443
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.84
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
2.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.946
1.946
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Lee Viau

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
173.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
552.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
77.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
63.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.94
24.39
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
94.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
124.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
54.55
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
83.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.44
17.34
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
45.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
144.83
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100