Cy Acosta vs. Dick Conger — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Conger
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Conger 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 5.14 and 1.729 for Dick Conger. 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 Dick Conger

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.44
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.54
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.14
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
11.06
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.09
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
41.66
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.43
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.729
1.729
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.51
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Dick Conger

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.5
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.3
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Dick Conger

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
20
571.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
4.94
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-17.95
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
5.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA