Herb Cobb vs. Bill Lee — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Lee 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. Bill Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Bill Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Bill Lee

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.55
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.42
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.94
56.94
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.33
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.62
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5833
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944.1
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2122
9.82
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.81
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
2.46
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8271
38.29
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.32
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.38
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.21
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7585
35.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Bill Lee

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1.93
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1944
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.92
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.44
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.31
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Bill Lee

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
1208.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
568.27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
118.27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100.96
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.31
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.99
31.71
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
150
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
121.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.69
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.76
31.02
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
63
181.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA