Cy Acosta vs. Jharel Cotton — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jharel Cotton
MillenialU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jharel Cotton 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 4.5 and 1.328 for Jharel Cotton. 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 Jharel Cotton

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.13
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.62
58.62
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.37
35.37
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
8.34
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.59
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.27
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
7.64
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
38.64
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.16
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
34.22
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Jharel Cotton

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.13
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.5
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.01
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.3
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.01
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.37
35.37
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Jharel Cotton

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
9171.43
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
24600
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-63.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Jharel Cotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Jharel Cotton
Career
Per 600 PA