Cy Acosta vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Cy Acosta a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Cy Acosta led in run prevention (ERA+ 134 vs 75), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 65), and strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 101). Cy Acosta was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Cy Acosta and Doug Bird

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Doug Bird

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Doug Bird

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA