Herb Cobb vs. Doc Newton — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Newton
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Newton 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. Doc Newton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Doc Newton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Doc Newton

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.33
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.04
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.4
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.54
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.09
78.09
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.74
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.22
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3605
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201.2
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
8.83
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
3.77
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.52
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5069
37.96
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
4.58
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4583
34.32
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Doc Newton

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.33
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.4
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3657
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.44
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.47
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.31
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
2.9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.183
2.183
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Doc Newton

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
224.53
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
543.87
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
93.56
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
86.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.25
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.42
25.47
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
102.29
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
132.22
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
53.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
42.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
96.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.66
24.53
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
38.67
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
129
160.91
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.46
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100