Herb Cobb vs. Ad Lankford — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ad Lankford
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Ad Lankford 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. Ad Lankford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Ad Lankford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Ad Lankford

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.84
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.53
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
11.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.07
11.07
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
41.42
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
6.12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
868
36.39
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.341
0.341
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.42
41.42

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Ad Lankford

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.07
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.74
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.46
91.46
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Ad Lankford

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
517.56
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
119.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
96.18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.63
53.29
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
146.56
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
174.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
59.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100