Manny Acosta vs. Scott Nielsen — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Nielsen
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Nielsen 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 5.49 and 1.626 for Scott Nielsen. 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 Scott Nielsen

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.4
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.14
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.99
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
5.49
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.49
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
11.23
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.09
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.64
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.22
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.96
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
38.83
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
40
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.43
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.93
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.94
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.45
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
36.34
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Scott Nielsen

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.4
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.14
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.69
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.34
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.18
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.58
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.03
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.45
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.605
0.605
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Scott Nielsen

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
1.54
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-28.28
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA