Sam Chapman 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 Sam Chapman across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 218), contact rate (K%+ 152 vs 71), and slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 116). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sam Chapman and Ty Cobb

Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1368
146.57
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
5600
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4988
534.43
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.788
0.788
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
1329
142.39
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
887
95.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
210
22.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
52
5.57
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
19.29
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
442
47.36
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
735.9
78.85
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
2183
233.89
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
1906
204.21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
754
80.79
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
773
82.82
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
1347
144.32
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
760.36
81.47
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.61
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562
60.21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1249
57.33
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
682
73.07
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
8.21
8.21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.75
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
137
14.68
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.39
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.07
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
8.46
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
51.9
51.9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87

Fielding Stats for Sam Chapman and Ty Cobb

Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19266
27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6422
9
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3727
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3958
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3847
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.2
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.895
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.54
24.54
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0