Cy Acosta vs. Rube Chambers — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Chambers
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Rube Chambers 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 5.49 and 1.617 for Rube Chambers. 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 Rube Chambers

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.45
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.95
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.91
65.91
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
5.49
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.433
0.433
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
10.02
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
4.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.89
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
37.16
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
29.1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
6.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.05
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
32.03
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
23.16
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.542
0.542
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
29.1

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Rube Chambers

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.05
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.84
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.98
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Rube Chambers

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
47
247.37
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
505.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.15
53.41
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
136.84
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
184.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
68.42
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
121.05
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
54.45
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
89.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100