Herb Cobb vs. Dick Fowler — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Fowler 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. Dick Fowler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Dick Fowler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Dick Fowler

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Dick Fowler

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Dick Fowler

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
270.12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0