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Ed Acosta

Eduardo Elixbet (Lopez) Acosta

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: March 9, 1944 in Boquete, Panama
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1967. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1970
Teams (by GP): Padres/Pirates 1970-1972

Final Game: October 4, 1972
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1970 26 PIT NL 0 0 13.50 3 0 2 0 0 1 2.2 5 4 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 16 33 2.625 16.9 3.4 6.8 3.4 0.50
1971 27 SDP NL 3 3 .500 2.74 8 6 0 3 1 0 46.0 43 18 14 4 7 1 16 0 1 1 184 122 1.087 8.4 0.8 1.4 3.1 2.29
1972 28 SDP NL 3 6 .333 4.45 46 2 20 0 0 0 89.0 105 49 44 7 30 7 53 3 1 5 394 74 1.517 10.6 0.7 3.0 5.4 1.77
3 Seasons 6 9 .400 4.05 57 8 22 3 1 1 137.2 153 71 62 12 39 8 70 4 2 6 594 82 1.395 10.0 0.8 2.5 4.6 1.79
162 Game Avg. 6 9 .400 4.05 60 8 23 3 1 1 144 160 74 65 13 41 8 73 4 2 6 621 82 1.395 10.0 0.8 2.5 4.6 1.79
SDP (2 yrs) 6 9 .400 3.87 54 8 20 3 1 0 135.0 148 67 58 11 37 8 69 3 2 6 578 86 1.370 9.9 0.7 2.5 4.6 1.86
PIT (1 yr) 0 0 13.50 3 0 2 0 0 1 2.2 5 4 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 16 33 2.625 16.9 3.4 6.8 3.4 0.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1970 26 PIT NL 2.2 0 4 2 0 .2 -2 -0.2 $
1971 27 SDP NL 46.0 6 18 23 -2 .8 5 0.6 $
1972 28 SDP NL 89.0 2 49 50 -5 .6 1 -0.4 $
3 Seasons 137.2 8 71 75 -7 .7 4 0.0 $
SDP (2 yrs) 135.0 8 67 73 -7 .7 6 0.2 $
PIT (1 yr) 2.2 0 4 2 0 .2 -2 -0.2 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1970 26 PIT NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 27 SDP NL 8 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1972 28 SDP NL 46 13 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .083 .154 .083 .237 -28 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Seasons 57 30 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .034 .067 .034 .101 -69 1 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 85 82 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 43 .034 .067 .034 .101 -69 3 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (2 yrs) 54 30 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .034 .067 .034 .101 -69 1 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1971 27 SDP NL 17 -4 0 0 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ /1
1972 28 SDP NL 13 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
2 Seasons 30 -6 0 0 0 0 2 1 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1970 PIT NL 26 P 3 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.83 1 0 0% 0
1971 SDP NL 27 P 8 6 3 46.0 10 7 3 0 0 1.000 1.96 1.25 .954 1.90 1.90 2 0 0% 0
1972 SDP NL 28 P 46 2 0 89.0 14 3 10 1 1 .929 1.31 0.28 .950 1.78 1.78 3 4 57% 0
3 Seasons P 57 8 3 137.2 24 10 13 1 1 .958 1.50 0.40 .952 1.82 1.80 6 4 40% 0
3 Seasons TOT 57 8 3 137.2 24 10 13 1 1 .958 1.50 0.40 .952 1.82 1.80 6 4 40% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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