Alex Cobb vs. Luther Hackman — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Cobb built a career as a starting pitcher and Luther Hackman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Cobb led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 101), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 86). Role difference aside, Alex Cobb holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and Luther Hackman

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.97
50.97
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.59
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.95
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
5.43
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.099
1.099
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.35
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.32
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.65
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.76
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
34.59
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
35.02
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Luther Hackman

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.35
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.36
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.16
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.91
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.05
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.83
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Luther Hackman

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
149
3311.11
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
533.33
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
6.59
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-23.01
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.77
-17.11
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA