Cy Acosta vs. Fred Bell — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Bell
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Bell 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 4.51 and 1.436 for Fred Bell. 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 Fred Bell

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.56
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
4.51
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
8.54
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
4.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.05
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
37.16
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
28.34
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
5.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.69
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
32.03
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1095
22.87
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.34
28.34

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Fred Bell

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
2.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1530
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.95
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.15
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Fred Bell

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
241.99
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
522.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
140.88
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
89.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.31
88.35
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
246.96
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
193.92
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
99.45
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
97.79
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
177.35
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.93
94.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.86
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100