Manny Acosta vs. Derek Lowe — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Derek Lowe 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. Derek Lowe led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 83), walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 92). Manny Acosta held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Derek Lowe.

Pitching Stats for Manny Acosta and Derek Lowe

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.59
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.53
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.29
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.99
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1195
4.03
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.49
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2759
9.3
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.73
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
5.8
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.26
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
38.83
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11358
38.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.43
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
4.49
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.19
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.94
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10330
34.8
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Derek Lowe

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.69
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.74
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.34
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.53
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.18
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.33
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.03
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Derek Lowe

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
766.29
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
489.89
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
73.03
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
57.3
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.61
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.73
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
18.58
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
91.01
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
105.62
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.71
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
28.09
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
60.67
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.81
13.26
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.58
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
144.94
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.28
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.25
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.87
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100