Cy Acosta vs. Johnny Couch — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Couch
Lost GenerationMontanaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Couch 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 4.63 and 1.487 for Johnny Couch. 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 Johnny Couch

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
2.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.87
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.48
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.63
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
785
10.99
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.57
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2836
39.7
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
5.89
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2655
37.16
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.7
39.7

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Johnny Couch

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.5
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.3
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.299
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Johnny Couch

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
371.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
557.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
92.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
75.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.85
29.76
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130.54
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
117.99
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
45.19
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.76
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.43
23.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
155.65
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50