Herb Cobb vs. Joe Fleet — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Fleet
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Fleet built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Cobb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Fleet posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 12.46 and WHIP 1.615 compared to 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Joe Fleet had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Joe Fleet

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
12.46
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.46
12.46
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
10.38
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.38
10.38
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
39.46
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
14.54
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.54
14.54
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
31.15
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Joe Fleet

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
8.31
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Joe Fleet

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-60
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA