Manny Acosta vs. Mule Watson — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mule Watson
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mule Watson 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 4.03 and 1.400 for Mule Watson. 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 Mule Watson

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.7
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.48
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.51
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.54
48.54
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.79
70.79
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.51
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.99
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
4.03
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2825
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941.2
9
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.49
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
10.15
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.42
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.45
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
1.99
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
38.83
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4030
38.52
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.43
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
4.97
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3758
35.92
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Mule Watson

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
27
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
9
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.69
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.34
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.18
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.03
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.49
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.436
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Mule Watson

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
178
312.28
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
564.91
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
92.98
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
70.18
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.28
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.02
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.81
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.4
25.26
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
129.82
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
105.26
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.35
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
36.84
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
73.68
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.26
18
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.53
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
189.47
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.81
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA