Cy Acosta vs. Lefty Clarke — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Clarke 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 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. 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 Lefty Clarke

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Lefty Clarke

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

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Lefty Clarke

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.76
-65.49
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA