Cy Acosta vs. Herman Pillette — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herman Pillette
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herman Pillette 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 3.45 and 1.405 for Herman Pillette. 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 Herman Pillette

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.51
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.52
51.52
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.03
71.03
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
3.45
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.2
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
9.58
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
2.36
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.38
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2458
39.25
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2242
35.8
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Herman Pillette

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.5
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.3
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.89
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Herman Pillette

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
107
304.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
554.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
119.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
99.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.69
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.91
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.45
38.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
150.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
45.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.72
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
105.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
41.98
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.69
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
150.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA