Manny Acosta vs. Jim Lonborg — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Lonborg
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Lonborg 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 run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 84). Role difference aside, Manny Acosta holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Manny Acosta and Jim Lonborg

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.55
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.34
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.57
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.4
53.4
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.59
86.59
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.33
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.99
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
3.86
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7393
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2464.1
9
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.49
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2400
8.77
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.85
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
3.01
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.26
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
5.39
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.27
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.38
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
38.83
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10498
38.34
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.43
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
4.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.24
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.13
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9468
34.58
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Jim Lonborg

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.55
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.34
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7394
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2464.2
9
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.69
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
0.69
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.34
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
0.98
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.18
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.75
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.03
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.67
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.41
95.41
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.075
1.075
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.59
86.59
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Jim Lonborg

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
283.37
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
902
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770
512.2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
69.84
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
55.21
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.31
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.63
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.76
17.8
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
89.8
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
104.43
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
28.6
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
53.88
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.6
8.38
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
33.92
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
219.51
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
51.88
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.65
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33