Ed Acosta vs. Jake Weimer — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Weimer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Weimer 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. Jake Weimer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 4.05 and 1.453 for Ed Acosta. By the career numbers, Jake Weimer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Jake Weimer

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.59
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.87
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4418
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
7.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
4.02
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.16
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.45
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5971
36.49
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5405
33.03
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Jake Weimer

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4419
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.4
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.744
2.744
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.96
76.96
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Jake Weimer

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
197.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
554.79
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
118.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
104.79
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.36
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.2
36.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
134.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
151.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
47.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
36.99
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
83.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.52
40.6
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29.79
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
101.71
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
5.9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100