Red Anderson vs. Alex Cobb — Career Comparison

Red Anderson
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Red Anderson and Alex Cobb are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alex Cobb posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.84 vs 4.35) and WHIP (1.284 vs 1.602). Red Anderson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.46 per nine innings vs 0.95). By the career numbers, Alex Cobb had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Red Anderson and Alex Cobb

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.37
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.97
50.97
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.35
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.2
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
9.88
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.95
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.54
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.63
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.35
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
39.91
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.53
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
35.1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
34.59
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81

Fielding Stats for Red Anderson and Alex Cobb

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3983
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327.2
9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.35
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.05
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Anderson and Alex Cobb

Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
502.33
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
544.19
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
57.46
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
6.59
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.02
70.03
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-23.01
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA