Cy Acosta vs. Walt Masterson — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Walt Masterson 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 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. 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 Walt Masterson

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
8.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.84
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6367
34.74
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Walt Masterson

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
5.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Walt Masterson

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
239.35
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50