Manny Acosta vs. Clyde Williams — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clyde Williams
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clyde Williams 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 1.881 for Clyde Williams. 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 Clyde Williams

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.29
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.92
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.99
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.49
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.49
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
12.36
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.36
12.36
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
4.25
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.58
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.66
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
38.83
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
44.39
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.43
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.15
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.92
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.881
1.881
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
39.36
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.39
44.39

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Clyde Williams

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.67
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.96
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
27
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
9
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.69
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.19
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.34
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.91
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
2.18
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.11
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.03
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.11
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Clyde Williams

Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
4.95
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.5
-18.8
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA