Matt Chico vs. Herb Cobb — Career Comparison

Matt Chico
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Chico built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Cobb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Chico posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.577 compared to 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Matt Chico had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Chico and Herb Cobb

Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.82
31.82
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.95
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
10.31
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.31
10.31
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.47
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.72
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
40.42
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.4
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
868
35.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.42
40.42
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63

Fielding Stats for Matt Chico and Herb Cobb

Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.76
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.19
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.19
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.674
0.674
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Chico and Herb Cobb

Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
348.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
510.81
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
10.25
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
48.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
3.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
15
121.62
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
4.93
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA