Cy Acosta vs. Joe Coleman — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Coleman
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Coleman 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 4.38 and 1.533 for Joe Coleman. 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 Joe Coleman

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.77
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.41
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.63
40.63
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.78
62.78
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
4.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3402
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172
9.3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
4.49
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
3.52
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4993
39.63
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.44
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
4.89
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4414
35.03
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Joe Coleman

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
5.17
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
7.77
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.05
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.93
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
6.58
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.848
0.848
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.25
15.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Joe Coleman

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
328.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
535.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
97.3
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
67.81
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.48
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.62
31.88
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
138.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
129.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.48
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
61.92
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.5
25.81
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
196.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100