Herb Cobb vs. Jon Lester — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jon Lester 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. Jon Lester posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Jon Lester had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Jon Lester

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.38
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
3.66
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.97
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Jon Lester

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8220
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2740
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.87
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.42
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Jon Lester

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
649.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
519.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.57
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
39.72
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
17.63
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.78
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
89.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.76
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100