Cy Acosta vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe 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 2.96 and 1.142 for Barney Wolfe. 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 Barney Wolfe

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
2.96
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
8.53
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
37.16
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
4.14
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
34
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Barney Wolfe

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Barney Wolfe

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
76
241.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
555.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.62
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
15.58
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.54
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
92.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.34
-1.08
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
190.48
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA