Herb Cobb vs. Tomo Ohka — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tomo Ohka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats SwitchAsiaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tomo Ohka 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. Tomo Ohka posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Tomo Ohka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Tomo Ohka

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1.7
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.43
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.57
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.12
88.12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.26
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3210
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
9.94
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.94
9.94
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.54
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.23
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.96
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.29
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4620
38.86
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
4.78
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.4
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.82
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4209
35.4
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Tomo Ohka

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.7
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3210
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.71
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.24
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.09
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.96
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.95
93.95
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.12
88.12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Tomo Ohka

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
445.09
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
523.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
72
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
67.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
12.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
76.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
93.82
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
50.18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
3.98
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 600 PA
95
207.27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
54.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tomo Ohka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100