Cy Acosta vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson 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 4.02 and 1.353 for Charley Wilson. 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 Charley Wilson

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
4.02
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
37.16
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
38.44
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
5.06
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
35.12
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Charley Wilson

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Charley Wilson

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
570.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
10.78
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.8
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA