Jesse Burkett vs. Ty Cobb — Career Comparison

Jesse Burkett
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Jesse Burkett across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 154), slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 113), and contact rate (K%+ 152 vs 106). Jesse Burkett held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 161 vs 106). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jesse Burkett and Ty Cobb

Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
2067
128.92
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3035
139.32
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
9620
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8426
525.53
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.897
0.897
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
2850
177.75
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2273
141.77
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3053
140.14
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
320
19.96
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
182
11.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.68
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
5.37
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
577
35.99
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
1734
108.15
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3759
234.45
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3954
246.61
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.942
0.942
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1720
107.28
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
103.14
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
952
59.38
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
2597
161.98
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
1837.33
114.59
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.68
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
4.31
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1029
64.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1249
57.33
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
38.23
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
15.69
15.69
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
1.68
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
90
5.61
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
389
24.26
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
389
24.26
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
80.87
80.87

Fielding Stats for Jesse Burkett and Ty Cobb

Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2080
1.03
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
0.15
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54684
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18228
9
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3966
1.96
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
0.15
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
0.19
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4663
2.3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4275
2.11
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.68
91.68
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.055
2.055
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.18
14.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.54
24.54
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.03
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Jesse Burkett and Ty Cobb

Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.68
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.02
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.8
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.43
21.43
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.87
60.87
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
5.56
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
9
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
10.54
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.54
10.54
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
6.88
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
6.15
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.17
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.02
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
45.15
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
36
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.59
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9.44
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.935
1.935
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
37.24
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jesse Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.15
45.15
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36