Manny Acosta vs. Bobo Newsom — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bobo Newsom
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bobo Newsom 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. Bobo Newsom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 3.99 and 1.456 for Manny Acosta. By the career numbers, Bobo Newsom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Manny Acosta and Bobo Newsom

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
1.44
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.16
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.51
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.53
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.73
48.73
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.5
80.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.59
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.05
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.99
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
3.98
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11278
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3759.1
9
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.49
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3769
9.02
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.49
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1732
4.15
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
4.98
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.015
1.015
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.14
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.15
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1070
38.83
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16467
39.42
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.17
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.43
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
4.57
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14674
35.13
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Bobo Newsom

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
27
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
9
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.69
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.34
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.18
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.03
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.85
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Bobo Newsom

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
253.57
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1441
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1337
556.7
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
105.34
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
92.02
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.66
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.25
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
13.32
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
20.91
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
120.75
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
112.84
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
35.81
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
42.47
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
77.86
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.48
17.69
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
7.08
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
110.76
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.42
5.42
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
35.81
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
30
12.49
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.83
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50