Manny Acosta vs. Lefty Clarke — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Clarke built a career as a starting pitcher and Manny Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Manny Acosta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. By the career numbers, Manny Acosta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Manny Acosta and Lefty Clarke

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.99
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.49
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
38.83
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.43
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Lefty Clarke

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.69
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.34
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.18
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.03
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Lefty Clarke

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
1.54
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-28.28
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA