Alex Cobb vs. Carl Edwards — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Carl Edwards
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Cobb built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Edwards as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Edwards led in strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 161 vs 129), and run prevention (ERA+ 138 vs 114). Alex Cobb held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 80). Role difference aside, Carl Edwards holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and Carl Edwards

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.44
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.97
50.97
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
3.84
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.56
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307
8.86
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
6.14
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.95
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.88
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.75
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1108
7.51
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
10.51
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.51
7.51
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.35
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5577
37.81
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
37.51
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.32
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
4.2
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.81
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.9
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5102
34.59
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
32.22
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.81
37.81
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Carl Edwards

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.44
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.7
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.35
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.94
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.16
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.76
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.05
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.7
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Carl Edwards

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
233
5376.92
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
60400
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
6.59
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1
-23.01
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA