P David Acosta #8
Age: 42 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
01/22/1968
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P DAVID ACOSTA #8 - AGE: 42 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 35 35 35 35
Movement 35 40 35 35
Control 45 50 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 40 40
Splitter 35 35
Cutter 35 35
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 60
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Acosta is a clubhouse leader and is highly regarded by teammates.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Work Ethic
Birthday:01/18/1926
Born in:San Francisco de Macorís, DUA
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, 29 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1948, 3rd Pick in Round 1
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 32 32 12 10 0 3.59 248.1 214 109 99 13 125 68 11 2 1.37 .238 4.19 4.0 123
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 24 24 13 8 0 4.53 177.0 177 100 89 17 74 76 11 1 1.42 .269 4.41 3.3 108
1951 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 10 10 3 6 0 4.09 70.1 66 36 32 3 35 35 2 0 1.44 .274 3.52 1.5 101
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 16 16 6 7 0 4.01 112.1 100 55 50 5 49 57 5 1 1.33 .260 3.45 2.1 96
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 29 29 15 6 0 3.21 221.2 232 86 79 20 60 116 11 2 1.32 .291 3.54 4.7 130
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 30 30 14 12 0 3.79 230.1 245 108 97 18 57 118 11 0 1.31 .296 3.43 5.7 114
1955 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 13 13 4 8 0 4.12 98.1 91 52 45 9 26 54 4 0 1.19 .255 3.40 2.4 104
1955 Cincinnati - MLB 29 24 23 9 11 1 2.82 182.0 156 73 57 16 65 86 14 0 1.21 .239 3.54 4.1 152
1955 Total - MLB 29 37 36 13 19 1 3.27 280.1 247 125 102 25 91 140 18 0 1.21 .245 3.50 6.6 131
1956 Cincinnati - MLB 30 8 6 2 3 0 4.58 35.1 34 23 18 1 19 14 2 0 1.50 .280 3.22 0.9 90
1957 Cincinnati - MLB 31 6 6 4 0 0 3.48 44.0 46 17 17 6 6 19 4 0 1.18 .270 3.74 0.7 114
1958 Cincinnati - MLB 32 21 21 7 7 0 4.32 133.1 129 75 64 18 37 73 7 1 1.24 .263 4.01 1.8 93
1959 Cincinnati - MLB 33 21 17 7 5 2 4.22 96.0 93 51 45 11 48 47 5 0 1.47 .258 4.60 0.6 97
1960 Cincinnati - MLB 34 6 2 1 1 0 3.92 20.2 14 9 9 1 9 10 1 0 1.11 .210 3.38 0.3 99
1961 Cincinnati - MLB 35 33 1 3 4 2 4.76 39.2 47 23 21 2 17 18 0 0 1.61 .315 3.66 0.4 86
Total MLB 273 230 100 88 5 3.80 1709.1 1644 817 722 140 627 791 88 7 1.33 .266 3.79 32.7 112
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1948 Total - 22 17 17 8 5 0 3.03 116.0 105 41 39 8 40 111 0 0 1.25 .298 3.22 2.8 100
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 8.0 6 4 4 2 5 3 1 0 1.38 .182 6.94 -0.1 98
1959 Cincinnati - MLB 33 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.25 .400 4.96 -0.0 61
1961 Cincinnati - MLB 35 2 0 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 3 4 4 2 2 1 0 0 1.00 .071 8.63 -0.3 57
Total MLB 4 1 0 2 0 5.65 14.1 11 9 9 4 8 4 1 0 1.33 .171 7.34 74.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB P 32 32 13 42 2 58 3 .948 248.1 1.99 +1.1 1.046
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB P 24 24 5 21 0 26 0 1.000 177.0 1.32 +1.2 1.086
1951 Pittsburgh - MLB P 10 10 5 11 0 18 2 .889 70.1 2.05 -0.8 .814
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB P 16 16 3 24 0 27 0 1.000 112.1 2.16 +1.1 1.079
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB P 29 29 5 25 2 30 0 1.000 221.2 1.22 +0.8 1.081
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB P 30 30 13 23 1 37 1 .973 230.1 1.41 +0.5 1.083
1955 Pittsburgh - MLB P 13 13 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 98.1 0.92 -0.5 .949
1955 Cincinnati - MLB P 24 23 9 17 1 27 1 .963 182.0 1.29 +1.3 .949
1956 Cincinnati - MLB P 8 6 1 6 1 8 1 .875 35.1 1.78 +0.2 .827
1957 Cincinnati - MLB P 6 6 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 44.0 0.82 -0.1 .945
1958 Cincinnati - MLB P 21 21 6 10 1 16 0 1.000 133.1 1.08 +0.5 .844
1959 Cincinnati - MLB P 21 17 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 96.0 1.41 +1.0 1.515
1960 Cincinnati - MLB P 6 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 20.2 0.87 +0.7 .960
1961 Cincinnati - MLB P 32 1 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 39.2 1.36 +0.2 .960
TOTAL P 272 230 71 205 8 284 8 .972 1709.1 1.45 +7.3 1.031
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/1948 Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Industrials, out of college (Nebraska).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 50 (60); Control: 35 (50).
04/12/1949 Named the #10 prospect in the MLB
07/01/1949 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
08/10/1949 Injured (Sore knee), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/19/1949 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Buffalo Beavers with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/30/1949 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Buffalo Beavers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (50).
05/07/1950 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Wolverines with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/03/1950 Was selected to the 1950 The American Circuits All-Star Game.
07/22/1950 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/09/1950 Injured (Partially torn UCL), out for 12 months.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (50).
09/18/1951 Injured (Pulled abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (50).
04/15/1952 Injured (Ulnar nerve entrapment), out for 3-4 months.
08/30/1952 Injured (Tendinitis (knee)), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/29/1952 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
04/15/1953 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/09/1953 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for one week.
06/02/1953 Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 5-6 weeks.
08/21/1953 Injured (Strained calf), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/29/1953 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/07/1953 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
08/01/1954 Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/02/1954 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
09/23/1954 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
06/13/1955 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Industrials to the Cincinnati Packers in exchange for a 1st draft pick.
06/17/1955 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for one week.
08/05/1955 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
04/15/1956 Injured (Torn elbow ligament), out for 4-5 months.
09/15/1956 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
05/12/1957 Injured (Torn elbow ligament), out for 5-6 months.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
04/27/1958 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Dairymen with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/07/1958 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week.
06/06/1958 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/11/1958 Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/24/1958 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/12/1958 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/18/1958 Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for one week.
08/08/1958 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 4 months.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
03/12/1959 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
04/17/1959 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/29/1959 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/09/1959 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/16/1959 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/31/1959 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week.
10/03/1959 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
03/22/1960 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
05/06/1960 Injured (torn elbow ligament),out for 5-6 months.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
04/28/1961 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for one week.
06/11/1961 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/06/1961 Injured (sore forearm),day-to-day for one week.
09/03/1961 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/08/1961 Injured (sore shoulder),out for 1-2 weeks.
09/20/1961 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/26/1961 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/20/1961 Wins the 1961 World Series with the Cincinnati Packers.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
04/10/1962 Released by the Cincinnati Packers.
10/21/1962 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1955 13 9
Year GS Rank
1955 36 3
Year L Rank
1955 19 1
Year Win. % Rank
1950 .619 8
1953 .714 3
Year HLD Rank
1961 3 8
Year IP Rank
1955 280.1 6
Year BF Rank
1955 1176 8
Year BB Rank
1949 125 8
Year K Rank
1953 116 10
1954 118 10
1955 140 7
Year WP Rank
1949 9 1
1952 5 10
Year ERA Rank
1953 3.21 7
1955 3.27 9
Year BABIP Rank
1949 .238 3
1955 .245 10
Year WHIP Rank
1955 1.21 8
Year K/BB Rank
1950 1.03 7
1953 1.93 2
1954 2.07 1
Year RA/9 Rank
1949 12.29 10
1955 10.92 7
Year HR/9 Rank
1949 0.47 7
Year H/9 Rank
1949 7.76 4
1955 7.93 10
Year BB/9 Rank
1953 2.44 9
1954 2.23 3
Year K/9 Rank
1950 3.86 5
1953 4.71 3
1954 4.61 3
Year QS Rank
1955 24 4
Year QSP Rank
1954 .567 10
1955 .667 7
Year CG Rank
1955 18 4
Year CGP Rank
1950 .458 8
1955 .500 6
Year SHO Rank
1949 2 9
1950 1 10
1953 2 9
Year GB% Rank
1950 0.52 3
1955 0.52 3
Year WAR Rank
1954 5.5 8
1955 6.3 5
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