Cy Acosta vs. Cal Crum — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal Crum
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Crum 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 10.8 and 3.300 for Cal Crum. 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 Cal Crum

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.18
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
5.4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
18.9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.9
18.9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
99.9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
24.3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.3
24.3
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
86.4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.9
99.9

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Cal Crum

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.5
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.3
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Cal Crum

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-60
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA