Herb Cobb vs. Fred Link — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Link
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Link 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. Fred Link posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Fred Link had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Fred Link

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.56
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144.2
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
9.02
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
37.45
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
33.03
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Fred Link

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.99
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.61
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.86
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Fred Link

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
283.02
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
543.4
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
19.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
17.03
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
12
135.85
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
4.42
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100