How Ty Cobb's Total Bases Compares to Similar Players

Ty Cobb totaled 5,854 career Total Bases, well above the league average of 739.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Bases season came in 1911, posting 367, well above the league average of 79.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1905 at 45, well below the league average of 81.9 that year. The Total Bases trended upward through the final seasons. The Total Bases total went from 119 in 1926 to 236 in 1927 and 152 in 1928, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Bases profile — ranging from 45 to 367 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ty Cobb Lifetime Total Bases

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Ty Cobb Total Bases Per Season

Ty Cobb's Total Bases 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 Total Bases per season line chart

Ty Cobb Total Bases by Team

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

Ty Cobb Cumulative Total Bases — Career Progression

A running total of Ty Cobb's career Total Bases, 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 Total Bases year-over-year waterfall chart

Ty Cobb Total Bases Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ty Cobb's seasonal Total Bases 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 Total Bases distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ty Cobb Total Bases — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ty Cobb's MLB career with Total Bases 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 Total Bases season-by-season breakdown table