Cy Acosta vs. Herb Pennock — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Pennock
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Herb Pennock 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 3.6 and 1.348 for Herb Pennock. 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 Herb Pennock

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
1.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.41
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.07
68.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.62
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
3.6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10715
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3571.2
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3900
9.83
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1227
3.09
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15154
38.19
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.34
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1692
4.26
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14202
35.79
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Herb Pennock

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.5
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.3
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.499
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Herb Pennock

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
260.87
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
510.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
97.62
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
80.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
13.88
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
17.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.94
32.79
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
119.92
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
140.11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
45.44
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
43.34
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
87.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.09
35.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.95
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
39.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
74.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
8.01
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
46.7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100