Cy Acosta vs. Mike Caldwell — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Caldwell
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Caldwell 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 134 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 71), and strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 63). Mike Caldwell held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 131 vs 101). Role difference aside, Cy Acosta holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cy Acosta and Mike Caldwell

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.77
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.51
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.49
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.31
51.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.37
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
3.81
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7226
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2408.2
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
9.64
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.81
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
2.23
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.23
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
3.51
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.24
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.13
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10156
37.95
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.29
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
4.42
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.41
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.05
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9355
34.96
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Mike Caldwell

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.77
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7228
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2409.1
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
1.86
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.35
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.3
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.84
64.84
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Mike Caldwell

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
476
1175.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
533.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
83.95
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
66.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.28
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.28
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.66
13.96
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
101.23
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
93.83
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
46.91
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
3.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.88
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
153.09
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
3.92
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA