Herb Cobb vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joel Johnston posted a stronger line than Herb Cobb. Joel Johnston posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.31 vs 36) and WHIP (1.296 vs 4.000). By the career numbers, Joel Johnston had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Joel Johnston

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
6.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.31
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.89
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Joel Johnston

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.2
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.37
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Joel Johnston

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA