Herb Cobb vs. Sparky Lyle — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Sparky Lyle posted a stronger line than Herb Cobb. Sparky Lyle posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.88 vs 36) and WHIP (1.333 vs 4.000). By the career numbers, Sparky Lyle 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 Sparky Lyle

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.11
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
5.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.61
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Sparky Lyle

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4170
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.77
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.63
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Sparky Lyle

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
531.82
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
26
177.27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100