Cy Acosta vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Donnelly 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 4.03 and 1.534 for Ed Donnelly. 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 Ed Donnelly

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
4.03
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
40.28
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
5.78
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Ed Donnelly

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.5
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.3
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Ed Donnelly

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100