Cy Acosta vs. Pat Paige — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Paige
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Paige 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 4.5 and 1.750 for Pat Paige. 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 Pat Paige

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.94
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
38.81
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Pat Paige

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.5
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.3
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Pat Paige

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
24.64
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
9.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA