Cy Acosta vs. Mike Payne — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Payne
Baby BoomersRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Payne 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 6.35 and 1.765 for Mike Payne. 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 Mike Payne

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
11.12
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
39.71
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
33.35
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Mike Payne

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Mike Payne

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1800
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.76
-65.49
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA