Alex Cobb vs. Scott Rice — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scott Rice
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Cobb built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Rice 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 4.18 and 1.562 for Scott Rice. 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 Scott Rice

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
14.61
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.97
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.97
50.97
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307
8.86
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.95
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.43
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1108
7.51
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
7.52
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.51
7.51
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.35
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.32
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
38.83
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.25
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.31
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.9
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.25
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5102
34.59
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
32.15
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Scott Rice

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
14.61
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.7
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.35
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
2.16
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.48
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.05
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.48
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Scott Rice

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
105
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
6.59
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1
-23.01
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA