Jose Acosta vs. Ed Morris — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Morris
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Morris built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Morris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Ed Morris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Ed Morris

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.87
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.04
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.6
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.71
55.71
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2022
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
9.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
3.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3016
40.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
5.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2711
36.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Ed Morris

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.086
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Ed Morris

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
350
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
552.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
107.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
75
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.81
34.53
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
152.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
125
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
95
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.17
32.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
167.5
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA