Cy Acosta vs. Joe Casey — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Casey
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Casey 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. Joe Casey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2 and WHIP 1.222 compared to 2.66 and 1.226 for Cy Acosta. By the career numbers, Joe Casey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Acosta and Joe Casey

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.66
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.216
0.216
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
6.92
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.15
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
1.222
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
33
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Joe Casey

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Joe Casey

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.97
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
64.64
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA