Alex Cobb vs. Harley Parker — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harley Parker
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Cobb built a career as a starting pitcher and Harley Parker 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 5.9 and 1.749 for Harley Parker. 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 Harley Parker

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.21
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.94
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.97
50.97
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.87
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
13.13
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.13
13.13
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.95
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.61
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.61
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.35
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.32
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
42.14
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
8.37
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.9
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.749
1.749
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
34.59
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
39.13
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.14
42.14

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Harley Parker

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.25
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.35
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.3
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
2.16
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.15
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.05
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.89
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.316
2.316
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Harley Parker

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
19
175.38
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
572.31
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
156.92
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
138.46
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
6.59
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
59.59
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
193.85
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
184.62
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-23.01
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
72.13
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.83
10.83
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA