Manny Acosta vs. Dick Newsome — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Newsome
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Newsome 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 4.5 and 1.500 for Dick Newsome. 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 Dick Newsome

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.45
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.6
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.47
51.47
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.06
87.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.99
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.5
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.49
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
9.84
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.55
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.66
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
2.36
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1070
38.83
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
39.94
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.43
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
5.06
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2108
36.07
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Dick Newsome

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
27
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
9
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.69
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.34
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.18
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.03
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.6
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.788
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Dick Newsome

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
87
257.14
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
534.98
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
115.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
100.49
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.15
29.99
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
130.05
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
138.92
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.65
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
44.33
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.98
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.36
33.57
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.65
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
127.09
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
41.38
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA