Cy Acosta vs. Al Epperly — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Epperly
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Epperly 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 and 1.722 for Al Epperly. 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 Al Epperly

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.25
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
41.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.75
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
36.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Al Epperly

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.5
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.3
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Al Epperly

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
480
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
83.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA