Cy Acosta vs. Barney Pelty — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Pelty
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Pelty 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. Barney Pelty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.150 compared to 2.66 and 1.226 for Cy Acosta. By the career numbers, Barney Pelty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Acosta and Barney Pelty

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.55
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.02
44.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.58
81.58
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.83
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
2.66
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.63
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5724
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1908
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
7.84
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
2.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
3.27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.49
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
37.16
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7602
35.86
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.19
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
3.54
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6966
32.86
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.86
35.86

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Barney Pelty

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.97
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5181
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1727
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.81
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
678
3.53
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.63
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
4.34
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.81
93.81
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.954
2.954
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.96
65.96
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Barney Pelty

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
226.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
559.09
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
80.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
72.99
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.41
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.07
16.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.84
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
100.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.69
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
57.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
7.88
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
16.84
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
97.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
6.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.86
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100