Cy Acosta vs. Howie Camnitz — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howie Camnitz
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howie Camnitz 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 2.75 and 1.203 for Howie Camnitz. 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 Howie Camnitz

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
1.41
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.46
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.65
55.65
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.39
72.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
2.75
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6256
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.1
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1852
7.99
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
2.83
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
3.95
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.28
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
37.16
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8341
36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.7
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.203
1.203
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7620
32.89
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Howie Camnitz

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
2.88
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.96
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3054
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1018
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
5.13
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.85
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.66
94.66
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.44
33.44
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Howie Camnitz

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
254.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
769
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
528.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
71.78
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
65.54
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.68
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.24
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.96
15.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
80.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
102.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
32.77
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
24.97
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
56.96
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
7.85
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.87
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
159.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
3.77
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.35
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100