Herb Cobb vs. Eric Surkamp — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Surkamp
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Surkamp 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. Eric Surkamp posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.68 and WHIP 1.882 compared to 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Eric Surkamp had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Eric Surkamp

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.75
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
6.68
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
11.48
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.48
11.48
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.89
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
43.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
7.06
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.75
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
36.69
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.337
0.337
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.65
43.65

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Eric Surkamp

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.89
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.32
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.365
0.365
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Eric Surkamp

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
2836.36
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
490.91
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
12.01
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
5.03
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA