Manny Acosta vs. Bill Macdonald — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Macdonald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Macdonald 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 4.66 and 1.534 for Bill Macdonald. 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 Bill Macdonald

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.02
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.18
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.99
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.66
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
8.49
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.42
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.95
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
4.25
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.39
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.59
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.998
0.998
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
38.83
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
39.46
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.43
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.5
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
33.96
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Bill Macdonald

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.69
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.34
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.18
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.03
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Bill Macdonald

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
36
392.73
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
534.55
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
13.61
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
109.09
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.83
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
196.36
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA