Cy Acosta vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan 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 and 1.333 for Doc Scanlan. 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 Doc Scanlan

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
7.63
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.73
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4525
32.53
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Doc Scanlan

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Doc Scanlan

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100