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Ed
Acosta		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 230
 
Born: March 9, 1944 in Panama, , BOQUETE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1970 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 7 3 3 3
1971 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 3 4 4 7 8 7 3 3 3
1972 28 NYA AL   6 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1973 29 NYA AL   6 3 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1974 30 NYA AL   6 3 4 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
1975 31 NYA AL   6 3 4 3 7 7 7 3 4 4
1976 32 NYA AL   6 3 3 3 6 7 7 3 4 3
1977 33 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 6 7 7 3 3 3
1978 34 NYA AL   6 3 3 3 6 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 3 3 6 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 7 3 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1970 26 NYA AL 6 21 .222 32 32 2 0 0 221.3 253 133 27 76 87 5.41 .282 .340 .440 .780 6.0
1971 27 NYA AL 4 6 .400 14 14 1 0 0 98.7 121 62 16 39 42 5.66 .309 .372 .514 .886 2.1
    AA   3 10 .231 18 18 0 0 0 115.3 138 48 16 33 103 3.75 .291 .337 .425 .762  
1972 28 AA   11 9 .550 25 25 4 2 0 182.7 168 56 17 33 131 2.76 .240 .274 .363 .637  
1973 29 AAA   10 12 .455 29 29 3 0 0 181.7 233 104 33 54 114 5.15 .310 .356 .507 .863  
1974 30 AAA   11 8 .579 29 29 3 1 0 190.7 229 91 29 63 87 4.30 .296 .349 .470 .819  
1975 31 AAA   5 15 .250 28 28 1 0 0 159.3 215 114 31 66 82 6.44 .321 .382 .510 .892  
1976 32 AAA   8 9 .471 24 24 3 0 0 159.0 178 80 22 55 78 4.53 .284 .342 .442 .785  
1977 33 NYA AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 21 15 0 4 3 11.25 .389 .431 .463 .894 0.0
    AAA   11 16 .407 30 30 1 0 0 203.7 239 94 24 58 98 4.15 .293 .339 .464 .803  
1978 34 AAA   7 21 .250 31 31 1 0 0 195.0 253 123 26 79 85 5.68 .311 .372 .454 .826  
3 Years Sim 10 29 .256 48 48 3 0 0 332.0 395 210 43 119 132 5.69 .295 .353 .462 .815 8.1
6 Years AAA 52 81 .391 171 171 12 1 0 1089.3 1347 606 165 375 544 5.01 .303 .357 .474 .831  
2 Years AA 14 19 .424 43 43 4 2 0 298.0 306 104 33 66 234 3.14 .260 .300 .388 .688  
8 Years Minors 66 100 .398 214 214 16 3 0 1387.3 1653 710 198 441 778 4.61 .294 .345 .456 .801  
Season Average 3 9 .250 16 16 1 0 0 110.7 131 70 14 39 44 5.69 .295 .353 .462 .815  
Career Highs 6 21 .400 32 32 2 0 0 221.3 253 133 27 76 87 11.25 .389 .431 .514 .894  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   161 90 19 34 69   .270 .309 .420 .729
vs LH   234 120 24 85 63   .315 .385 .496 .881
Home 2 14 .125 21 21 2 0 0 151.3 158 89 20 56 61 5.29 .269 .332 .440 .773
Away 8 15 .348 27 27 1 0 0 180.7 237 121 23 63 71 6.03 .315 .368 .479 .847
Mar/Apr 0 4 .000 5 5 0 0 0 31.7 46 29 7 14 15 8.24 .333 .395 .601 .996
May 1 3 .250 5 5 1 0 0 34.3 37 20 2 15 12 5.24 .274 .347 .385 .732
June 0 6 .000 6 6 0 0 0 42.7 46 34 7 20 17 7.17 .269 .346 .433 .778
July 2 6 .250 10 10 2 0 0 71.3 76 44 13 23 32 5.55 .273 .329 .464 .793
August 3 5 .375 12 12 0 0 0 84.0 99 41 9 25 27 4.39 .293 .342 .459 .800
Sep/Oct 4 5 .444 10 10 0 0 0 68.0 91 42 5 22 29 5.56 .324 .373 .452 .825
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1970 26 NYA AL P 32 32 221.3 13 37 0 2 1.000 2.03    
1971 27 NYA AL P 14 14 98.7 6 13 1 4 .950 1.73    
1977 33 NYA AL P 2 2 12.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.75    
Career Totals   48 48 332.0 19 51 1 6 .986 1.90    
Career Highs   32 32 221.3 13 37 1 4 1.000 2.03    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1970-2-21
 Hits Allowed
1970-6-253
 Homeruns Allowed
1970-8-27
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Carl Morton (985)
  2. Jim Colborn (983)
  3. Dolly Gray (980)
  4. Bob Forsch (977)
  5. Billy Wynne (975)
  6. Max Leon (973)
  7. Bob Malloy (972)
  8. Foster Edwards (971)
  9. Jack Sanford (970)
  10. Dick Tidrow (969)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 83rd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1970
Earned first career win on 5/4/1970
Injured on 8/11/1972 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 8/11/1973 with a Bruised Finger, out for 5 days
Injured on 8/27/1975 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/2/1976 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks
 
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