How Ty Cobb's Gross Production Average (GPA) Compares to Similar Players

Ty Cobb posted a career Gross Production Average (GPA) of .323, well above the league average of .247 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Gross Production Average (GPA) season came in 1911, posting .365, well above the league average of .246 that year. The lowest point came in 1905 at .203, near the league average of .215 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .311 in 1926 to .318 in 1927 and .283 in 1928. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 24 seasons.

Ty Cobb Lifetime Gross Production Average (GPA)

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Ty Cobb Gross Production Average (GPA) Per Season

Ty Cobb's Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) per season line chart

Ty Cobb Gross Production Average (GPA) by Team

Ty Cobb's career Gross Production Average (GPA) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ty Cobb career Gross Production Average (GPA) by team bar chart

Ty Cobb Gross Production Average (GPA) Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ty Cobb's career Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) year-over-year waterfall chart

Ty Cobb Gross Production Average (GPA) Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ty Cobb's seasonal Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ty Cobb Gross Production Average (GPA) — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ty Cobb's MLB career with Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) season-by-season breakdown table