How Ty Cobb's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Ty Cobb totaled 113 career Double Plays, well above the league average of 71.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Double Plays season came in 1907, posting 12, above the league average of 10.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1914 at 0, well below the league average of 12.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 2 in 1926 to 2 in 1927 and 0 in 1928, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 0 to 12 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ty Cobb Lifetime Double Plays

Stats similar to Double Plays for Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb
Double Plays
Career113
Season Avg.4.71
162 Game Avg.6.2
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Ty Cobb Double Plays Per Season

Ty Cobb's Double Plays for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, CF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ty Cobb Double Plays per season line chart

Ty Cobb Double Plays by Team

Ty Cobb's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ty Cobb career Double Plays by team bar chart

Ty Cobb Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Ty Cobb's career Double Plays, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ty Cobb Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Ty Cobb Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ty Cobb's seasonal Double Plays alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ty Cobb Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ty Cobb Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ty Cobb's MLB career with Double Plays alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ty Cobb Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table