How Ty Cobb's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Ty Cobb posted a career Fielding Percentage of 96.14, near the league average of 97.79 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1924, posting 98.62, near the league average of 97.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1913 at 93.75, near the league average of 96.04 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 94.96 in 1926 to 96.92 in 1927 and 96.41 in 1928. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 24 seasons.

Ty Cobb Lifetime Fielding Percentage

Stats similar to Fielding Percentage for Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb
Fielding Percentage
Career96.14
Season Avg.96.14
162 Game Avg.96.14
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Ty Cobb Fielding Percentage Per Season

Ty Cobb's Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Ty Cobb Fielding Percentage by Team

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

Ty Cobb Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ty Cobb's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Ty Cobb Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Ty Cobb Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ty Cobb's seasonal Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ty Cobb Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ty Cobb's MLB career with Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table