Herb Cobb vs. Clay Smith — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clay Smith
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Clay Smith posted a stronger line than Herb Cobb. Clay Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.49 vs 36) and WHIP (1.653 vs 4.000). By the career numbers, Clay Smith 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 Clay Smith

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.49
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
11.44
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.44
11.44
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.89
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
40.96
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.06
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.653
1.653
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
37.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.96
40.96

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Clay Smith

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Clay Smith

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
900
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-42.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA