Cy Acosta vs. George Cunningham — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Cunningham
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Cunningham 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 3.13 and 1.304 for George Cunningham. 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 George Cunningham

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
2.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.68
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.27
29.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.13
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
8.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
3.15
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
37.16
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963
37.04
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.23
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.68
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.304
1.304
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1768
33.36
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and George Cunningham

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.5
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.3
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.299
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and George Cunningham

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
384.19
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
498.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.46
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
87.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.23
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.72
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.91
59.08
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
147.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
196.84
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.03
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.83
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.49
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.03
64.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
85.38
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
George Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
158.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.6
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
George Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100