Garret Anderson vs. Ty Cobb — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Garret Anderson across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 145), walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 55), and slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 120). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Garret Anderson and Ty Cobb

Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2228
145.67
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9177
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8640
564.89
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2529
165.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1684
110.1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
34.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
33.23
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
2.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
18.76
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
845
55.25
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1136
52.15
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1237.65
80.92
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3984
260.48
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2966
193.92
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1084
70.87
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1365
89.24
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1944
89.24
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2162
141.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1278.79
83.61
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.52
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
429
28.05
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
6.8
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1224
80.03
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.85
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
5.69
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.88
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
5.23
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
3.07
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
8.3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
62.99
62.99
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87

Fielding Stats for Garret Anderson and Ty Cobb

Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1913
1.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885
1.03
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
1.02
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49549
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16516.1
9
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4057
2.21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.06
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.03
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4214
2.3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4166
2.27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.178
2.178
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0