Cy Acosta vs. Gene Packard — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gene Packard
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gene Packard 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 3.01 and 1.240 for Gene Packard. 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 Gene Packard

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.58
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.98
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.54
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.44
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.19
55.19
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.69
61.69
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
3.01
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4231
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410.1
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1393
8.89
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
3.11
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
37.16
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5805
37.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.84
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5414
34.55
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Gene Packard

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.5
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.3
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.232
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Gene Packard

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
307.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
554.7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
113.81
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
90.61
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.63
36.05
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
149.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
133.7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
57.46
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
38.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
93.92
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.19
37.77
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Gene Packard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
114.92
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.22
5.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.41
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100