Cy Acosta vs. Wally Burnette — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wally Burnette
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wally Burnette 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 3.56 and 1.378 for Wally Burnette. 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 Wally Burnette

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.93
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.56
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262.2
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
8.87
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.18
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
38.31
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
4.25
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
34.88
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Wally Burnette

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.93
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262.1
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.09
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Wally Burnette

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
68
458.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
519.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
11.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
94.38
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
4.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
121.35
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
60.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA