Herb Cobb vs. Cole Irvin — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cole Irvin
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cole Irvin 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. Cole Irvin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Cole Irvin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Cole Irvin

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.03
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.61
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.4
69.4
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.54
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
9.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.29
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.16
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
6.59
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.49
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2540
38.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.99
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.77
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2342
35.54
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Cole Irvin

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.03
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.76
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.552
0.552
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.4
69.4
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Cole Irvin

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
5360
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
440
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
28.85
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
39.6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA