Cy Acosta vs. Pete Alexander — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Pete Alexander built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Alexander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 2.66 and 1.226 for Cy Acosta. By the career numbers, Pete Alexander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Acosta and Pete Alexander

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
1.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.06
86.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
0.76
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.06
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
2.66
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
2.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4868
8.44
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.28
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
3.81
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.07
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.12
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
37.16
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20928
36.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.14
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1851
3.21
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19907
34.52
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Pete Alexander

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.5
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.3
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Pete Alexander

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
213.35
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1810
549.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
114.72
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.23
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
18.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.95
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.34
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.49
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.77
37.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.83
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.69
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.91
39.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.61
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
23.37
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
83.76
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.16
7.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5