Cy Acosta vs. Robert Lacy — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robert Lacy
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaNewark DodgersNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Robert Lacy 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 6.56 and 1.843 for Robert Lacy. 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 Robert Lacy

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.56
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
11.57
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.01
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.86
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.986
0.986
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
43.59
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
8.87
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
36.64
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Robert Lacy

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Robert Lacy

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-38.65
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA