Cy Acosta vs. Bill Powell — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Powell
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Powell 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 3.35 and 1.362 for Bill Powell. 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 Bill Powell

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.24
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.24
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.86
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.35
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.27
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
6.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.97
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.73
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
35.23
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Bill Powell

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.24
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.24
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.82
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.39
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.923
1.923
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Bill Powell

Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
14
200
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
514.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
128.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
63.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
157.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
214.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
185.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.36
76.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA