Herb Cobb vs. Brandon Lyon — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Brandon Lyon posted a stronger line than Herb Cobb. Brandon Lyon posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.16 vs 36) and WHIP (1.450 vs 4.000). By the career numbers, Brandon Lyon 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 Brandon Lyon

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
7.56
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.19
47.19
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.16
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
9.52
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.91
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.91
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
6.14
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2951
38.98
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.18
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.46
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
35.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Brandon Lyon

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681.1
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.67
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.24
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.99
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Brandon Lyon

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA