Cy Acosta vs. Joe Cowley — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Cowley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Cowley 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 69), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 78), and run prevention (ERA+ 134 vs 108). Joe Cowley held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 90). Role difference aside, Cy Acosta holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cy Acosta and Joe Cowley

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.63
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.9
56.9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
4.2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
7.94
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.32
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
4.45
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.37
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2026
38.85
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
4.66
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1759
33.73
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Joe Cowley

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.07
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.96
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.76
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Joe Cowley

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
96
3031.58
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
33.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
34.98
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA