Cy Acosta vs. James Pope — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Pope
UnknownLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

James Pope 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 3.86 and 1.405 for James Pope. 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 James Pope

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.86
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.43
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.524
0.524
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
39.86
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.71
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
36
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and James Pope

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
27
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.35
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and James Pope

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
572.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
7.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-11.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA