George Cobb vs. Max Macon — Career Comparison

George Cobb
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Macon
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Max Macon built a career as a starting pitcher and George Cobb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Macon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 4.86 and 1.610 for George Cobb. By the career numbers, Max Macon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Cobb and Max Macon

George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.21
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.45
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.07
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.88
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.51
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.84
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.28
21.28
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.68
88.68
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
4.86
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.24
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
27
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394.1
9
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.1
9
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
11.3
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
9.29
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.3
11.3
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.48
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.61
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.87
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.63
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.72
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.758
0.758
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
41.9
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
39.77
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.06
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
7.6
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
5.18
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
38.27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
35.6
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.9
41.9
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for George Cobb and Max Macon

George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.28
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1248
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
9
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.08
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.73
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.42
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.898
1.898
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.553
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for George Cobb and Max Macon

George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
57
176.29
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
258.78
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
194
600
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
172
531.96
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
574.81
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
36
111.34
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
152.29
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
26
80.41
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.37
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.47
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.46
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.58
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.09
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.93
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
27.48
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.24
56.41
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.47
54.35
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
53
163.92
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
191.22
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
179.38
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
170.61
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
61.86
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
61.83
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
13
40.21
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
52.67
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
32
98.97
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
111.07
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
19.12
59.13
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.36
62.25
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
68.04
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
16
18.32
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
37
114.43
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.64
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.38
16.38
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.87
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.19
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.19
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100