Alex Cobb vs. Morris Madden — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Morris Madden
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Cobb built a career as a starting pitcher and Morris Madden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Cobb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 5.91 and 2.391 for Morris Madden. By the career numbers, Alex Cobb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and Morris Madden

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.75
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.97
50.97
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
10.97
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.95
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.7
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.8
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.35
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
43.88
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.17
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.297
2.297
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5102
34.59
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
32.91
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Morris Madden

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.75
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.35
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.16
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.11
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.05
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Morris Madden

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2700
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
6.59
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-23.01
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-2.56
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA