Cy Acosta vs. Tommy Atkins — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Atkins
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Atkins 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. Cy Acosta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 2.86 and 1.381 for Tommy Atkins. By the career numbers, Cy Acosta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Acosta and Tommy Atkins

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.86
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.43
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.71
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
37.29
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.29
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
33.14
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Tommy Atkins

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.43
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Tommy Atkins

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
5.93
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.59
-18.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA