Cy Acosta vs. Ed Durham — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Durham
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Durham 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 4.45 and 1.370 for Ed Durham. 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 Durham

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.01
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.62
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.65
49.65
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.45
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641.2
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
9.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.63
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.83
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.86
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2769
38.84
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
5.05
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2552
35.79
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Ed Durham

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.5
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.3
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.007
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Ed Durham

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
388.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
541.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
64.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.93
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
11.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.64
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
91.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.53
-1.42
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
168.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA