Manny Acosta vs. Dave LaPoint — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave LaPoint
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave LaPoint 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 89), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 94). Dave LaPoint held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Manny Acosta.

Pitching Stats for Manny Acosta and Dave LaPoint

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.48
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.19
48.19
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.99
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.02
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.49
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598
9.67
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.71
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
3.38
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
4.86
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1070
38.83
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6471
39.17
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.43
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
4.53
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.47
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.92
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5769
34.92
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Dave LaPoint

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.69
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.34
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.18
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.46
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.03
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.4
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Dave LaPoint

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
588
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
502
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
52
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
50
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
6.44
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
84
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
56
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.2
-8.4
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
32
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
164
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
3.66
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
64
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA