Cy Acosta vs. Matt Cain — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Cain 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. Matt Cain led in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 95), and home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 106). Cy Acosta held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 134 vs 113). Role difference aside, Matt Cain holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cy Acosta and Matt Cain

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
3.68
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
7.98
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.91
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8699
37.54
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
3.93
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.228
1.228
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7771
33.53
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Matt Cain

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.63
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Matt Cain

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
261.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA