Manny Acosta vs. Lou Lucier — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Lucier
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Lucier 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. Lou Lucier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.623 compared to 3.99 and 1.456 for Manny Acosta. By the career numbers, Lou Lucier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Manny Acosta and Lou Lucier

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.92
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
3.99
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.81
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.49
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
10.45
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.16
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.74
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
38.83
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
40.19
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.42
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.43
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.43
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.623
1.623
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
35.85
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Lou Lucier

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.69
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.34
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.18
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.03
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.83
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.364
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Lou Lucier

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
33
761.54
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
25.48
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
29.19
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA