Herb Cobb vs. Ed Sprague — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Sprague
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Sprague posted a stronger line than Herb Cobb. Ed Sprague posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.84 vs 36) and WHIP (1.574 vs 4.000). By the career numbers, Ed Sprague 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 Ed Sprague

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.84
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
8.96
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.54
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
39.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.41
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.59
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1545
34.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Ed Sprague

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408.1
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.54
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.34
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.83
89.83
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Ed Sprague

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
4752
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
1.46
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.79
-43.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
13
312
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
1.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA