Manny Acosta vs. Elmer Myers — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Myers
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Myers 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 4.06 and 1.441 for Elmer Myers. 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 Elmer Myers

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.51
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.04
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.45
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.59
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.31
43.31
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.64
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.99
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
4.06
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1102
9
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.49
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1148
9.38
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.59
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.5
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.27
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
38.83
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
38.77
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.43
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
5.1
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4256
34.76
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Elmer Myers

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
27
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
9
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.69
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.34
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.18
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.03
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.59
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.108
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Elmer Myers

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
194
266.97
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
566.97
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
127.98
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
105.96
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.51
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.02
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.39
39.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
155.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
145.87
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.92
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.92
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
101.83
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.65
43.55
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.89
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
89.45
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.14
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.88
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80