Cy Acosta vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers 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 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. 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 Deacon Meyers

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
37.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
32.03
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Deacon Meyers

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Deacon Meyers

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67