Herb Cobb vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rip Sewell 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. Rip Sewell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Rip Sewell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Rip Sewell

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.66
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.03
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.61
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.31
62.31
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
3.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
8.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
2.7
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9101
38.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.37
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
4.17
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8330
35.37
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Rip Sewell

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Rip Sewell

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
314.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
557.62
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
113.01
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
89.96
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.69
35.46
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
147.21
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.26
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.58
33.89
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
154
114.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100